ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -’The Good Morrow’ was first printed, two years after Donne’s death, in this 1633 edition.

Detailed explanation-2: -Donne was most widely known in his lifetime as a priest. As the dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral from 1621 until his death, he was one of the capital’s most prominent clergymen, a celebrated preacher whose performances drew thousands.

Detailed explanation-3: -The English writer and Anglican cleric John Donne is considered now to be the preeminent metaphysical poet of his time. He was born in 1572 to Roman Catholic parents, when practicing that religion was illegal in England.

Detailed explanation-4: -His poetry is metaphysical because of his individualism and his quest for learning. His poetry is full of wit. It is obscure and it indulges in far fetched conceits. It fuses thought and emotion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Donne is often considered the greatest love poet in the English language. He is also noted for his religious verse and treatises and for his sermons, which rank among the best of the 17th century.