ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Raised a Catholic but ordained in 1615 as an Anglican clergyman, Donne publicly identified himself with Protestantism, and yet scholars have long questioned his theological orientation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Donne’s ‘Satire 3, ’ then, is an exercise in such structured doubt. It’s a place where the poet can explore questions of his own spirituality without getting lost and where he can encourage others to do so for generations to come.

Detailed explanation-3: -First published in 1633, the poem is viewed as exemplifying Donne’s wit and irony. It is addressed to one friend from another, but concerns itself with the complexities of romantic love: the speaker presents love as so all-consuming that lovers forgo other pursuits to spend time together.

Detailed explanation-4: -Donne is never didactic in his religious poetry but exposes himself, to analyse and lay bare his own moods of agitation, of aspiration and of humiliation, in the quest of God, and the surrender of his soul to him. The general theme of Donne’s religious poetry is the frailty and decay of the world.