John Donne Flashcards
He converted from
Catholicism to Anglicism
He was jailed for
unapproved marriage. (For secretly marring)
He became the dean of
Saint Paul’s Cathedral
The 20th-century poet Ts Eliot was
largely responsible for a resurgence of literary interest in Donne
He wrote the treaties against
Catholicism
Catholicism
- They have arrestingly abrupt openings
- They have a dramatic personal quality
- Roughened meter
- Striking figurative comparisons (conceit)
- The logical rather than literal or physical basis of comparison differentiates the metaphysical from the Petrarchan conceit
Angels; and arise, arise From death, you numberless infinities Of souls, and to your scattered bodies go;
Example of Caesura, Apostrophe, Conceit
Teaches self-examination prior to
taking of Holy communion
Hymn to God the Father:
The speaker’s attitude is described as
confident
Sermons:
The theme of his second sermon is
that God is so powerful he can easily reconcile opposites
A Lecture Upon the Shadow:
The first line standstill is
a command to the reader, that is very characteristic of a metaphysical verse that is dramatic
