Apr 05 2009
John Donne
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John Donne (1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English Jacobean poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of his time.
Despite his great education and poetic talents he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Some scholars believe that Donne’s literary works reflect these trends, with love poetry and satires from his youth and religious sermons during his later years.
GRE Reading List
The Canonization
The Flea
A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
The Sun Rising
Air and Angels
Holy Sonnets: XIV
Holy Sonnets: X
The Bait
The Ecstasy
An Anatomy of the World