Question

Who first used the term "Metaphysics" in connection with John Donne?

• A. Samuel Johnson
• B. John Dryden
• C. T.S. Eliot
• D. Ben Jonson

Answer 1

Answer:

B. John Dryden

• John Dryden used the term in 1693.

• He mentioned it in relation to Donne’s satires and love poems.

• This was before Johnson coined "Metaphysical poets" as a group.