John Donne

 John Donne

Brief Bios

Life

Poet was born in London, in 1572 in a Welshman’s family. By religion, he was a catholic. He studied law at Lincoln’s Inn. He often visited women of notoriety and in this way acquired that experience which makes him such a great love poet. He worked under Lord Edgerton as his secretary with whose niece, Anne More, he eloped and married her. Died on 1631, 31st March at the Deanery. In 1633, his First edition of Collected Poems published.

Major Works

  •  The Canonization
  •  The Extasie
  •  The Anniversary
  •  The Flea
  •  The Good Morrow
  • The Sunne Rising

 

Subscribe to