The correct answer is T.S. Eliot because The Metaphysical Poets is an essay written by T.S. Eliot in 1921. In this essay, Eliot discusses the works of metaphysical poets like John Donne and Andrew Marvell, praising their ability to blend thought and feeling into their poetry. He coined the term "dissociation of sensibility" in this work, which became a significant concept in literary criticism.
Here’s why the other options are incorrect:
Samuel Johnson: He wrote about metaphysical poets in Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1779–81), but he did not write an essay titled The Metaphysical Poets.
John Donne: He was a leading metaphysical poet himself but did not write an essay analyzing the metaphysical poets.
W.B. Yeats: While an influential poet, he is not associated with this particular essay or the concept of metaphysical poets.
Thus, T.S. Eliot is the correct answer.
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