Talk:Metaphysical poets
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Metaphysicial poet sometimes has a capital M and sometimes lower case within this article. In some of the cases, it should be lower-case because it's not referring to this school of poets; in some because it in a quotation (to whose author the use of lower-case is thereby attributed), but if it should be capitalized, then it should be done consistently, and if lower-case is used, that should be consistent. Michael Hardy 20:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
- I changed them all to lower case. One runs across both—personally I feel that the name shouldn't be capitalized since it's not a formal, or even particularly well-defined, group (unlike, say, the Beats). If someone disagrees, that's OK too, but please be consistent and please comment on this page to explain your rationale. Chick Bowen 21:50, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
- Well, I just looked at the Beat article and that one is also hopelessly inconsistent. Ah well. Chick Bowen 21:51, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Robert Southwall
Saint Robert Southwell is arguably the founder of the Metaphysical school of poetry, a designation argued by his biographer, The Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, in his definitive study: Robert Southwell and the Mission of Literature, 1561-1595: Writing Reconciliation. Whether he merits this particular designation, he definitely ranks among the "most important" of them.
