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The Renaissance

The Renaissance. The Other Writers Besides Shakespeare. John Donne (dun). 1572-1631 Wanted to associate with court, but was a Roman Catholic Wealthy-did not have to worry about work until….. Married a 17 year old (minor) Her father had him arrested. Donne’s Shortest Poem. John Donne,

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The Renaissance

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  1. The Renaissance The Other Writers Besides Shakespeare

  2. John Donne (dun) • 1572-1631 • Wanted to associate with court, but was a Roman Catholic • Wealthy-did not have to worry about work until….. • Married a 17 year old (minor) • Her father had him arrested

  3. Donne’s Shortest Poem John Donne, Anne Donne, Undone.

  4. And then….. • Donne didn’t stay in prison long, but did lose his job • He and his wife and their 12 children (5 died as babies) lived off the goodness of friends • Wrote against the Catholic church and for the Anglican until James I convinced John to become an Anglican priest.

  5. John Donne became a clergyman and died, having won great honor in England.

  6. Metaphysical Poetry • Seventeenth century style • Obscure imagery • Philosophical & religious speculation • Witty word play

  7. Paradox • A seeming contradiction that is actually true

  8. Ben Jonson • c. 1572-1637 • Military man, playwright, actor • Twice escaped the death penalty • Unlike Donne and Shxp-he was eager to be noticed for his writings

  9. Epigram • A brief, clever, memorable short poem

  10. John Milton • 1608-1674 • Well educated and trained to be a writer • Served with Cromwell translating all correspondence from foreign countries • Eyesight failed him; by 44 he was totally blind

  11. And yet…. When Charles II was crowned, Milton went into seclusion with his wife and daughters who wrote what he dictated and read it back to him so that he could continue his work

  12. Paradise Lost • Used Biblical stories to plan his great epic • Satan is the chief protagonist • 10, 565 lines based on a few Bible verse, mostly from Genesis • Uses epic conventions • Adam and Eve represent all of us

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