John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. Donne is considered to be the most famous of the metaphysical poets and his poems are noted for its sensual style. This edition of Death’s Duel includes a table of contents.
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Death’s Duel
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John Donne
John Donne was born in 1572 and, a Roman Catholic in his youth, took Anglican Orders in 1615 and was Dean of St. Paul’s from 1621 until his death. His poetry, though forgotten for a long period, is the finest example of the so-called ‘metaphysical’ style, learned, allusive and witty. It is both highly physical and highly spiritual, with no distinction in method between the sacred and secular poems.
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