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John Donne
(1572-1631)
Who Was John Donne?
The first two editions of John Donne's poems were published posthumously, in 1633 and 1635, after having circulated widely in manuscript copies.
Readers continue to find stimulus in his fusion of witty argument with passion, his dramatic rendering of complex states of mind, and his ability to make common words yield up rich poetic meaning. Donne also wrote songs, sonnets and prose.
Early Life and Family
John Donne was born into a Catholic family in 1572, during a strong anti-Catholic period in England.
Donne’s father, also named John, was a prosperous London merchant. His mother, Elizabeth Heywood, was the grand-niece of Catholic martyr Thomas More.
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Religion would play a tumultuous and passionate role in John’s life.
Donne’s father died in 1576, and his mother remarried a wealthy widower. He entered Oxford University at age 11 and later the University of Cambridge, but never received degrees, due to his Catholicism.
At age 20, Don