Abstract
Platonic love refers to a kind of love that has no relationship with the negative mode of sexuality that is completely free of it especially in poetry. In Plato’s dialogue the Symposium it has been examined that Vulgar Eros is nothing but mere material attraction towards a beautiful body for physical pleasure, which Plato does not agree. Divine Eros, on the other side, begins the journey from physical attraction i.e., attraction towards beautiful form or body but transcends gradually to love for Supreme Beauty. Moreover; it implies active concern for the virtue and goodness of another soul, founded on the love of Goodness; it also implies sexuality, since sexuality finds its purpose in the intercourse of man and woman for the procreation of the children and the continuation of race (Allen, p. x). Based on this theory this research paper tries to show the theme of Anti- Platonic in the selected carpe diem poem, a poem which does not coincides to Plato’s theory but also objects to it too. Furthermore; it tries to shed light on the Anti-Platonic love that Marvell has it done by referring to the erotic love which is included in the frame of his works through symbols and other literary devices.
Highlights
At that time Plato lived in his domain, everybody thought that poets are as good as teachers and their patterns are like prophets since they are inspired by the great power
Platonic love refers to a kind of love that has no relationship with the negative mode of sexuality that is completely free of it especially in poetry
; it tries to shed light on the Anti-Platonic love that Marvell has it done by referring to the erotic love which is included in the frame of his works through symbols and other literary devices
Summary
At that time Plato lived in his domain, everybody thought that poets are as good as teachers and their patterns are like prophets since they are inspired by the great power. The lovers even can achieve this pure love if this love goes on to search for the procreation It is not the matter of molded love but what is called “Beauty” and “Perfection.” the true love as a matter of procreation is our nearest approach toward perpetuity and it does not culminates in madness. The speaker, apparently the poet himself, has done his best to describe beloved not through the pure love but the one which has been named the insane love, painfully, the sexual love The existence of this sexual love which is expressed in every line of his poem does not issue in to procreation and perpetuity but it only kindles the fire in poet’s body to follow his passion and whim. This paper digs into the poet’s imagination and reveals the poet’s intention about his sexual love which does not move toward Supreme Love
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