Thomas Carew: The Cavalier Poet Who Served Kings and Penned Sensuous Verse
• Introduction to Thomas Carew • Birth and Family Background (1595) • Father: Sir Matthew Carew, Master in Chancery • Mother: Alice Rivers • Education at Merton College, Oxford • Studies at the Middle Temple • Early Diplomatic Career: Venice and the Hague • Dismissal for Levity and Slander (1616) • Service to Edward Herbert in France (1619-1624) • Court Appointment and the Candle Story • Server to King Charles I (1630) • Friendships: Suckling, Jonson, and Hyde • The Influence of John Donne • Coelum Britanicum: The Masque at Whitehall (1633) • Publication and the Inigo Jones Connection • The Celia Poems: Love and Sensuality • "A Rapture": Carew's Most Celebrated Poem • The Elegy on John Donne: Masterpiece of Criticism • Poetic Style and Literary Legacy • The Mystery of His Final Years • Death and the Question of Remorse • Publication of Poems (1640) • Manuscript Tradition and Modern Editions • Legacy in English Literature • Frequently Asked Quest...
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