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About John Donne John Donne was born in the year 1572 in London. He was a pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets, meaning that his work was characterised by the inventive use of conceits, and has a greater emphasis on the spoken rather than the lyrical quality of the verse. He mostly wrote satirical… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Twickenham Garden by John Donne: 2022
About John Donne: John Donne was born in the year 1572 in London. He was a pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets, meaning that his work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and has a greater emphasis on the spoken rather than the lyrical quality of the verse. He mostly wrote satirical… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of Good Friday,1613, Riding Westward by John Donne: 2022
INTRODUCTION TO JOHN DONNE- The metaphysical poet, John Donne was born in England, London on January 22, 1572. He is known in the history of English Literature as the founder of metaphysical poems, his works comprising of philosophy, religion, unconventional perspectives, paradoxical situations, the art of imagery and wittiness. THE SUN RISING- “The Sun Rising” by… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Sun Rising by John Donne: 2022
About John Donne: John Donne was born in 1572 to a Roman Catholic family in London. He is regarded as one of the most prominent metaphysical poets. Despite being greatly talented, he spent many years of his life in poverty. He went on to become an Anglican priest. He married Anne More in 1601. About… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of A Valediction Forbidding Mourning: 2022
John Donne– John Donne was a famous English poet of the 16th century, who wrote endlessly about religion, love, sexuality. His outlook was far more advanced than the 16th-century society people could bear and this is why he had faced severe criticism. Yet against the odds, he was made the cleric of Church of England.… Continue reading The Canonization Summary and Analysis by John Donne: 2022
John Donne- John Donne was a famous English poet of the 16th century, who wrote endlessly about religion, love, sexuality. His outlook was far more advanced than the 16th-century society people could tolerate, and this why he had faced severe criticism. Yet against the odds, he had been made the cleric of the Church of England.… Continue reading A Valediction: Of Weeping Summary and Analysis: 2022
From the very first line, the poem proposes to do what its title “A Valediction of Weeping” evinces; Donne composed this piece as a valedictory note of absence from his wife owing to travel abroad. The poem is centred on the narrator’s central thematic entreaty of taking stride in this temporary leave-taking, rather than indulging… Continue reading A Valediction Of Weeping Analysis by John Donne: 2022
Air and Angels: Themes Love: Love is the predominant theme. Love is approached in two different ways in this poem. Initially, the speaker, whom we can also call the poet-persona, can be seen as having a definitive view of love. Love, according to him, in the first stanza, needs to take a bodily form to… Continue reading Air and Angels: Themes and Poetic Devices
The poem was written by 16th century metaphysical poet, John Donne (1573-1631). It was published in Donne’s poetry collection, Poems in 1633. The poem is one of many pieces written by Donne in the field of love, sensual or spiritual. The sonnet is divided in to two stanzas, each of fourteen lines. The speaker of… Continue reading Air and Angels Summary by John Donne
About the poet – John Donne (1572 – 1631), called one of the foremost Metaphysical poets was the son of a prosperous London ironmonger and his mother was the daughter of John Heywood. He studied law and travelled the continent and though he was a voracious reader he never attained a university degree. His poetry… Continue reading Summary and Analysis of The Extasie by John Donne
