TITLE:
An Independent Study on the Origin of “Carpe Diem”: Metaphysical Proportions in Horace, Omar Khayyam and Selected Poems of Donne, Herrick and Marvel
AUTHORS:
Kamlesh Dangwal
KEYWORDS:
Carpe Diem, Pluck the Day, Seduction, Fleeting Time, Seize the Day, Procrastination
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.7,
July
29,
2022
ABSTRACT: The paper presents the selected poems of three Metaphysical poets and reference to the odes of Horace who coined the term
“Carpe Diem”. The selected poems, discuss in details the notions of
lusty chase, modesty, seduction with a highly intellectualized, strange
imagery, paradoxes and unification of extremely complicated thoughts. An
amalgamation of amorous, religious and cynical
themes is perceptible in metaphysical poetry. The research paper unique
from the previous researches as it is on the idea of “Carpe Diem” itself. Instead of analysing and elaborating the
literary works incorporating concept of carpe diem, this research paper uses
different poems to define and clarify the
definition and varied shades of “Carpe Diem”. The study of three
metaphysical poems defines the concept of carpe diem independently and
comprehensively. The focal points of the paper are the meaning, influence and
significance of Carpe Diem in literature and poetry in particular and its
relation to human life.