John Suckling (poet) Summary

The English poet and playwright Sir John Suckling (1609-1642) was one of the Cavalier poets of the reign of Charles I.Born into an old Norfolk family early in February 1609, John Suckling was the son ... Read more

Sir John Suckling was, according to the seventeenth-century gossip and biographer John Aubrey, "The greatest gallant of his time and the greatest gamester both for Bowling and Cards, so that no Shopke... Read more

In the following essay, de Soet provides a brief overview of Suckling's life and praises his talents as a poet. A very important place among the cavalier poets who wrote between the accession o... Read more

In the following essay, Beaurline addresses authorship issues related to a number of poems ascribed to Suckling. No scholar has attempted a systematic study of the authorship of Sir John Suckling�... Read more

In the excerpt below, Clayton surveys Suckling's critical reception from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century. Ii. Suckling's Reputation Suckling's literary repu... Read more

In the first of the two following essays, Squier analyzes Suckling's prose output, including letters and nonfiction, and focuses on what insights these pieces reveal about Suckling's oth... Read more

In the following essay, van Strien examines Suckling's letters in an attempt to piece together Suckling's time in Holland as a young man in his early twenties. Sir John Suckling (1609-16... Read more

In the following review, Moorman sees Suckling as John Donne's “direct successor,” and comments on Suckling's poetic influence. In this volume [The Works of Sir John Suckli... Read more

In the following essay, Henderson studies the influence of libertinism and the derision of Platonic love in Suckling's poetry. The few students of recent times who have mentioned Sir John Suckl... Read more

In the following essay, Anselment critiques the traditional assessment of Suckling as merely a cynical love poet. Among the group of poets conveniently labeled “Cavalier,” John Suckling ... Read more

In the following excerpt, Squier discusses Suckling's late “essentially urbane, urban, and social” poetry. I the Club The last four years of Suckling's life include the wri... Read more