John Donne

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John Donne was a leading English metaphysical poet and cleric of the early 17th century, renowned for his complex imagery, intellectual wit, and innovative explorations of love, faith, and mortality.

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instanceOf Anglican priest
Member of Parliament
cleric
human
lawyer
metaphysical poet
poet
sermon writer
birthName John Donne
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral, London
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
countryOfCitizenship England
dateOfBirth 1572-01-22
dateOfDeath 1631-03-31
educatedAt Hart Hall, Oxford
Lincoln's Inn
Thavie's Inn
University of Cambridge
endTime 1631 (Dean of St Paul's Cathedral)
ethnicGroup English
father John Donne (ironmonger)
genre elegy
poetry
religious prose
satire
sermon
influenced Andrew Marvell
George Herbert
Metaphysical poets
linked to: Metaphysical poetry

T. S. Eliot
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainTheme death
faith
love
mortality
religion
memberOf Church of England
mother Elizabeth Heywood
movement Metaphysical poetry
name John Donne
notableIdea metaphysical conceit
notableWork Biathanatos
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
Elegies
Holy Sonnets
Ignatius His Conclave
Pseudo-Martyr
Satires
Sermons
Songs and Sonnets
occupation lawyer
poet
preacher
theologian
parish St Paul's Cathedral, London
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
period Elizabethan era
linked to: Tudor England

Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period
placeOfBirth London, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Dean of St Paul's Cathedral
quotedIn “For whom the bell tolls” (Meditation XVII)
“No man is an island” (Meditation XVII)
relative Sir Thomas More
linked to: Thomas More
religion Anglicanism
Roman Catholicism
servedAs Member of Parliament for Brackley
Member of Parliament for Taunton
royal chaplain to King James I
signature Signature of John Donne.svg
spouse Anne More
startTime 1621 (Dean of St Paul's Cathedral)
style complex imagery
conceits
intellectual wit

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John Milton influencedBy John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney influenced John Donne
Joseph Brodsky influencedBy John Donne
John Donne name John Donne
John Donne birthName John Donne
Abraham Cowley influencedBy John Donne
Izaak Walton closeFriend John Donne
Andrew Marvell influencedBy John Donne
John Fowles influencedBy John Donne