Death and Sin In The Works of John Donne
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A 15 page paper discussing the opinions of John Donne in relationship to the issues of sin and death. In one of his most famous works, 'Biathanatos,' Donne discusses the idea of suicide and deals with the ethical issues surrounding the realities of death. This work is discussed in direct relationship with other poems and sonnets written by Donne which help to illustrate Donne's opinions in regards to death and sin. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Feminism In The Poetry of John Donne
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An 8 page paper providing a feminist reading of three of John Donne's poems -- 'The Undertaking,' 'The Good Morrow,' and 'A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.' The paper connects Donne's highly-tuned ability to think in metaphor -- in other words, to see with a kind of double vision -- to his acceptance of the personhood of the females in his life in an era when women's minds were not highly valued. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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John Donne / Characteristic Features
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5 pages in length. The characteristic features of John Donne's poetry, as they relate to theme, imagery, audience and approach, blend together in an insightful combination of metaphysics, wit, sensuality and contrast. Indeed, Donne projects not just a singular image or approach, even though each individual work of poetry may focus upon a singular theme; rather, he utilizes a subtle combination of temptation and reality. One only has to read a verse or two of any of Donne's poetry to understand that his characteristic features are anything but myopic. The writer discusses characteristic features as they pertain to three of Donne's poem. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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John Donne's 'Batter My Heart'
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A 5 page paper discussing how John Donne's poem, 'Batter My Heart' reinforces or qualifies the view of love put forth by Donne in his poem A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning. Bibliography lists no sources.
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John Donne's 'Batter My Heart' / Metaphor & Paradox
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A 5 page paper outlining the use of these literary devices in Donne's Holy Sonnet No. 14, which appeals to God to intervene directly and assist the author to overcome sin. Refers to Donne's imagery of God as a conquering warlord and the central paradox that 'freedom is slavery.' No additional sources cited.
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John Donne's 'The Anagram'
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This 2 page essay discusses poet John Donne's 'The Anagram' and explores the ways in which it relates to Donne's ideas of female beauty and language. No bibliography.
Filename: BWdonne.rtf

Love And Death In John Donne
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A 10 page look at several of Donne's poems, most notably 'The Anniversary,' in terms of his handling of the themes of love and death. Other poems discussed are 'The Sunne Rising' and 'Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.' Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Poetry Of John Donne & The Psychology Of Death
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A 5 page paper discussing the seventeenth-century poet and his views on the subject of death. The writer examines two of his 'Holy Sonnets', and concludes that Donne's beliefs about death were deeply colored by the anxiety of his depressive state. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sonnets
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The sonnet seems to be the epitome of the lover's message. It is a type of poetic form that was extremely popular in Elizabethan and Victorian England. The sonnet form was invented by Giacomo da Lentino in the mid-13th century. This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Shakespeare's Sonnet #18, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day; Edmund Spencer's Sonnet # 75, One day I wrote her name upon the strand; and John Donne's Sonnet #10, Death be not proud, though some have called thee. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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