Donne and Milton Notes Flashcards
(Donne) Donne wrote …, …, … poetry most of which he never published, since he never was ambitious to be known publicly as a poet.
learned, passionate, argumentative
(Donne) His first aim in life was to be a “…” – that is, a member of the …
courtier; Queen’s government
(Donne) He had one bad handicap for the whole courtier thing: he was born into a prominent … family, his great uncle being no less a person than …, the author of … and the … whom Henry VIII had beheaded for not supporting him in his … with the …
Roman Catholic; Sir (or Saint) Thomas More; Utopia; Lord Chancellor; quarrels; Pope
(Donne) We first hear of Donne from his earliest biographer …
Izaak Walton
(Donne) He was only … but already studying at …
12 years old; Oxford
(Donne) Catholic boys went to the University very young, so that they would not have to take the … to the …, whom the … had excommunicated
oath of allegiance; Queen; Pope
(Donne) After a few terms at Oxford, and perhaps also at Cambridge, Donne returned to his native city of … and at the age of 17 became a … at …, one of the “…” where … were trained
London; law student; Lincoln’s Inn; Inns of Court; lawyers
(Donne) He had no financial worries, since his father, a prosperous …, had died and left him some money
iron merchant
(Donne) devoted his mornings to … in … and … and his afternoons to …
heavy reading; philosophy; foreign literature; circulating in society
(Donne) a friend remembered him as being a great …, a great frequenter of …, a great … of …
visitor of ladies; plays; writer; conceited verses
(Donne) In 1598, after various adventures such as taking part in two … against Spain, Donne became … to the …, .Sir …
naval expeditions; confidential secretary; Lord Chancellor; Thomas Egerton
(Donne) By now, Donne had abandoned his
Catholicism
(Donne) In 1602, he secretly married …, … year old niece of the Lord Chancellor’s wife. Marriage with a …, without her father’s …, was a serious crime against both … and .. so he blasted all his hopes and ambitions
Anne More; 17; minor; consent; Church; state
(Donne) When Anne’s father discovered what had happened, he had Donne …, …, and … from his position
arrested; jailed; dismissed
(Donne) In jail, Donne wrote his … poem:
John Donne,
Anne Donne,
Undone
shortest
(Donne) he never recovered his position, and for years he and Anne had to live off the … of … and …, as Donne’s own money was all gone. They eventually had …, five of whom …
bounty; friends; relatives; 12 kids; died in infancy
(Donne) In the early 1600s, Donne continued to read voraciously, to write poetry for …, and prose for …, though he did publish two long poems in memory of a …, the daughter of one of his …
private circulation; public; dead little girl; patrons
(Donne) In prose, he wrote against the … so effectively that he became known as an import defender of the … The new King, …, was impressed, and he began to put pressure on Donne to become a …
Church of Rome; Church of England; James I; clergyman
(Donne) In 1615, Donne was
ordained a priest
(Donne) His brilliant, theatrical sermons immediately won his advancement in the church, and he rose to be … of … in London, the … of England. Thus Jack Donne became …, with an honorary degree from … and important … positions
Dean; St. Paul’s; principal cathedral; Dr. John Donne; Cambridge University; ecclesiastical
(Donne) Donne preached … in the open space before the cathedral, and he preached before the …, always with great effect, for he brought to his sermons the same surprising … that he showed in his poems. He died full of years and honors and his monument, showing how he looked in the winding sheet put about his dead body, may still be seen in …
outdoors; king; inventiveness; St. Paul’s
(Milton) Milton: “might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it ..”
die
(Milton) wrote …, one of the most brilliant achievements in English poetry
Paradise Lost;
(Milton) His father was a … and a prosperous … and had Milton educated at … (which he loved) and … (which he hated)
musician; merchant; St. Paul’s School; Cambridge University
