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john donne context + critics Flashcards

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1
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What was Donne born as?

A

Born + raised a catholic

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What uni did Donne go to? How old was he?

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Oxford uni at the age of 12

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3
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Which era was Donne born into?

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Elizabethan era

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4
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What was the divine right of kings?

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Kings/monarchy derived their power from God

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5
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What was alchemy?

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A medieval science that involved the discovery of ‘the philosophers stone’ by which base metals could turn into gold

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6
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What did Galileo discover?

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The earth revolves around the sun

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7
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Which century did Donne live in?

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16th century

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8
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What decision did Donne make about his faith?

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Renounced Catholic faith + adopted anglicism

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9
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Who was Donne related to?

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Sir Thomas Moore

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10
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What happened to Sir Thomas Moore?

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He was martyred for his Catholic faith

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11
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What was the country as a whole when Donne was a Catholic?

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Protestant

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12
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What did Jonson say about Donne?

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Donne, for not being understood would perish

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13
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Who said Donne, for not being understood would perish?

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Jonson

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14
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What did Bell say about Donne + microcosm?

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“Donne sees man as a microcosm of the universe”

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15
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Who said Donne sees man as a microcosm of the universe?

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Bell

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How does Bell say Donne views women?

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“Women are creatures of the body rather than the intellect”

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17
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Who says Donne thinks women are creatures of the body rather than the intellect?

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Bell

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18
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Who did Bell say Donne wrote for rather than the general public?

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His wife, male wits, close friends, fellow poets and God

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19
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What did King James persuade Donne to do?

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Become an Anglican minister

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20
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What is Petrarchan love?

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Unrequited love

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21
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What did Donne do before leaving university?

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Taking the Oath of Allegiance to the Church of England

22
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Where did Donne study law?

A

Lincolns Inn

23
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What did Donne study at Lincolns Inn?

A

Law

24
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What did Donne volunteer to do?

A

Fight w the Earl off Essex in military expeditions to Cadiz in Spain

25
Q

What did Donne do after returning from Cadiz?

A

Became secretary to Sir Thomas Edgerton

26
Q

Who was Edgerton’s niece?

A

Anne More

27
Q

Why did Ann More + Donne have to conceal their relationship?

A

Because of Anne’s father, George More who would disapprove

28
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Who was put in jail?

A

Donne and his 2 friends who were witnesses to Donne + Ann More’s wedding

29
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Who persuaded Donne become an Anglican minister?

A

King James

30
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How did Anne More (Donne) die?

A

7 days after the stillbirth of their 12th child

31
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What did Donne do after Anne More’s death?

A

Became a dean of St Paul’s cathedral

32
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Who said Donne is sick + his poetry is sick”

A

Fish

33
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What is an apostate?

A

A person who renounces a religious belief

34
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What does Smith say about Donne’s religious writings?

A

“We find his religious writings a deep need for salvation”

35
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What does Philips call Donne?

A

“A disturbing misogynistic menace”

36
Q

What religion did Donne change from + to?

A

From Catholicism to Protestantism

37
Q

Who said there are two Donnes: Jack Donne + John Donne?

A

Walton

38
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What did Curry say about Donne?

A

“He seemed to shape shift his way through life”

39
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Who said Donne seemed to shape shift his way through life?

A

Curry

40
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What did Fish say about Donne?

A

“Donne is sick and his poetry is sick”

41
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What did Walton say about Donne?

A

“There are two Donnes: Jack Donne + John Donne”

42
Q

Who says Donne’s religious writings a deep need for salvation?

A

Smith

43
Q

Who calls Donne a disturbing misogynistic menace?

A

Philips

44
Q

What century did Donne live in?

A

16th century

45
Q

What religion did John Donne move from + to?

A

Was a Roman Catholic + became a Protestant

46
Q

How did John Donne’s brother die?

A

Caught the plague in jail

47
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Why was John Donne’s brother arrested?

A

Harbouring a Jesuit priest

48
Q

What did John Donne do after his brother was arrested?

A

Questioned his Catholic faith

49
Q

Why was Donne a Renaissance man?

A

Embraced Platonic philosophy, cartography, Greek+Roman mythologies, diff religions (Jewish persecution of Jesus), astrology + astronomy, law, humanism + geography

50
Q

What does humanism mean?

A

Humans are at the centre of the world + worthy of consideration in their own right

51
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What is cartography?

A

The study of maps

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