John Donne





John Donne

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born
in London, The United Kingdom
January 12, 1572

died
March 31, 1631

gender
male

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About this author

John Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.


Average rating: 4.14 · 13,005 ratings · 382 reviews · 102 distinct works · Similar authors
The Complete English Poems
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 4,063 ratings — published 1922 — 29 editions
John Donne's Poetry
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 3,986 ratings — published 1634 — 28 editions
The Complete Poetry and Sel...
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4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 1,452 ratings — published 1929 — 8 editions
Selected Poems
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 693 ratings — published 1950 — 37 editions
The Works of John Donne
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
The Love Poems
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 1958 — 14 editions
Devotions Upon Emergent Occ...
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1959 — 8 editions
John Donne - The Major Work...
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
The Songs and Sonnets
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 1967 — 10 editions
Holy Sonnets
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 52 ratings
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“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee.”
John Donne, No Man Is An Island

“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.”
John Donne

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