The purpose of this article is to depart from the conventional belief that John Donne,a vibrant 17th-century writer,is a full-blown metaphysical poet as widely claimed while also acknowledging the poetic ingenuity of ...The purpose of this article is to depart from the conventional belief that John Donne,a vibrant 17th-century writer,is a full-blown metaphysical poet as widely claimed while also acknowledging the poetic ingenuity of John Donne.While Donne’s poetry is rich in matter and manner,and his poems are caked in wit,intellectual superiority,and apt exploration of telling themes,dressing him fully in borrowed robes seems a stretch.Some of Donne’s poems,without a shred of doubt,contain flavors of metaphysical poetry,but the term“metaphysical”seems to be unsuitable for poems such as“A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning”.展开更多
文摘The purpose of this article is to depart from the conventional belief that John Donne,a vibrant 17th-century writer,is a full-blown metaphysical poet as widely claimed while also acknowledging the poetic ingenuity of John Donne.While Donne’s poetry is rich in matter and manner,and his poems are caked in wit,intellectual superiority,and apt exploration of telling themes,dressing him fully in borrowed robes seems a stretch.Some of Donne’s poems,without a shred of doubt,contain flavors of metaphysical poetry,but the term“metaphysical”seems to be unsuitable for poems such as“A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning”.
