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May 3, 2024 · John Donne (born sometime between Jan. 24 and June 19, 1572, London, Eng.—died March 31, 1631, London) was a leading English poet of the Metaphysical school and dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London (1621–31). Donne is often considered the greatest love poet in the English language.
Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Authors & Writers. Famous British People. John Donne, leading English poet of the Metaphysical school, is often considered the greatest loved poet in the English language. Updated: Nov 12,...
John Donne was a renowned English poet of the metaphysical school, scholar, soldier, and secretary who lived in the late 16th to the early 17th century. Donne’s poems are celebrated for their intellectual and emotional qualities, tied with expertly executed language and imagery.
John Donne. 1572 –. 1631. Read poems by this poet. read John Donne’s poems. John Donne was born in 1572 in London, England. He is known as the founder of the Metaphysical Poets, a term created by Samuel Johnson, an eighteenth-century English essayist, poet, and philosopher.
Oct 3, 2022 · John Donne and the purpose of poetry. By Adam Kirsch. October 3, 2022. Donne’s poems, forcefully intimate, were written to be passed hand to hand. Illustration by John Broadley. One way to...
John Donne - Metaphysical Poet, Devotional Verse, Satire: Because almost none of Donne’s poetry was published during his lifetime, it is difficult to date it accurately. Most of his poems were preserved in manuscript copies made by and passed among a relatively small but admiring coterie of poetry lovers.
AN ANATOMY OF THE WORLD. Wherein, by occasion of the untimely death of Mistress. Elizabeth Drury, the frailty and the decay. of this whole world is represented. THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY. When that rich soul which to her heaven is gone, Whom all do celebrate, who know they have one. (For who is sure he hath a soul, unless.
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