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15 sie 2008 · The poems of Sir John Suckling : with preface and notes by Suckling, John, Sir, 1609-1642; Stokes, Frederick Abbott, 1857-1939
Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641 [a]) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage. [1] He is best known for his poem "Ballade upon a Wedding".
Suckling’s poetry is considered to present the height of libertine cynicism, enjoyable excursions into a world of carefree abandonment, reveling in wine, women, and gambling, a male world of conquest and gratifications; but, as a line in “An Answer to some Verses Made in his praise” suggests, perhaps beneath all the humor and one ...
Sir John Suckling was an English poet and playwright associated with the Cavalier poets, a group that flourished during the reign of Charles I. Their work is characterized by wit, polish, and a focus on themes of love, honor, and the fleeting nature of life.
Like the other cavalier poets he scorned the sonnet and the sentimentality of love poetry, writing lyrics with short lines displaying an urbane, graceful and somewhat cynical wit. He won dramatic acclaim with his performances of Aglaura but much of his work was published only after his death.
1.1 Poems; 1.2 Plays; 1.3 Prose; 2 Works about Suckling; Works [edit] The Works of Sir John Suckling in prose and verse (transcription project) Poems [edit] Fragmenta Aurea. On New-Year’s Day, 1640. To the King; Loving and Beloved 'If when Don Cupid's dart' A Session of the Poets; Love's World; Sonnets;
7 sie 2021 · Suckling approached verse in a condescending spirit, treating it as a pastime, or as an accomplishment within reach of a gentleman, but unsuited to absorb too much of his time and power. He attached himself to no school of poetry in particular.
