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Puritan Age: Donne Milton

Puritan Age: Donne Milton

Puritan Age - Introduction

Puritan Age - Introduction

John Donne • He was born in London in a Catholic family. • Oxford

John Donne • He was born in London in a Catholic family. • Oxford and Cambridge, he couldn’t take his degree because of his religion • He studied law • He travelled through the Continent. • Cadiz and the Azores. • He was known at Court for his witty, cynical yet passionate love poems → Songs and Sonnets. John Donne

The Dark Years • In 1601 he secretly got married • He was dismissed

The Dark Years • In 1601 he secretly got married • He was dismissed from his employment and imprisoned • The Anniversary → pessimism and disillusion • Poems on the decay and falling apart of the world John Donne

The Conversion • He renounced to the Catholic Church for the Anglican Church (1615).

The Conversion • He renounced to the Catholic Church for the Anglican Church (1615). • He became Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1621. • The King’s favourite preacher. • Sermons → deep reflections on death, sin and salvation. • Holy Sonnets → distressed by the thought of his past errors. • In 1631 he delivered a memorable sermon on death → Death’s Duel. John Donne

Donne’s Metaphysical Style Donne’s poetry is characterized by wit: • a particular kind of

Donne’s Metaphysical Style Donne’s poetry is characterized by wit: • a particular kind of skill with words. • the ability to create unusual, unexpected images and join them in complex chains of thought. • This style was called Metaphysical. Donne’s poems put together: • Irony; • serious reflections; • philosophical thoughts; • unexpected metaphors; John Donne

• Metaphysical poet • Third group • Main features: üSense of dissatisfaction and

• Metaphysical poet • Third group • Main features: üSense of dissatisfaction and cofusion üThe poems were complex – difficult metaphores üInspiration from: astronomy – medicine – geognaphy ü 2 topics: love and religion

• Productive poet • 2 main themes: love and relationship God and man

• Productive poet • 2 main themes: love and relationship God and man • Love was both psysical and spiritual • Unconvensional imagery • Strong imagination • Philosophical thoughts

Songs and Sonnets (1633) • It is a collection of love elegies and love

Songs and Sonnets (1633) • It is a collection of love elegies and love songs. • Donne’s love is physical as well as spiritual. • The poem reflects a passionately tender attitude to love and women. • He believes that the union of the souls is stronger than that of the bodies → lovers are compared to the connected legs of a compass. John Donne

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