metaphysical conceits

…He published works such as “Poems” (1656), “Recent Poems” (1663), and “Anthology” (1668), and his poems were characterized by their witty expressions. At times, these were extreme, and Dr. Johnson criticized them later as examples of bad metaphysical conceits. However, as they were easy to understand examples of a style of poetry of the time, they had a certain influence and are recognized as important in literary history. …

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…《詩集》(1656)，《近作詩集》(1663)，《詩文集》(1668)などを世に問うたが，その詩の特色は機知に頼る表現に見られる。ときにそれが極端に走ったため，後年ジョンソン博士によって悪しき形而上派的奇想metaphysical conceitsの実例として槍玉にあげられたこともある。しかしその時代の一つの詩風のわかりやすい実践であったから，それなりの影響も及ぼし，文学史的重要性も認められる。…

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