Anniversary Poems

Anniversary Poems

by John Donne

This collection of poems, written by John Donne, explores themes of death, mourning, and the soul's journey beyond the physical realm. It serves as a poignant commemoration of the death of Elizabeth Drury, the daughter of Donne's patron, Sir Robert Drury. The first poem, "An Anatomy of the World", examines the world as a corrupted entity after Drury's passing, while the second poem, "The Progress of the Soul", celebrates her liberation from this life and the process of death as a pathway to a higher state of being. The poems are written in a highly intellectual and philosophical style, characteristic of Donne's metaphysical poetry, and engage with themes of mortality, faith, and the nature of existence.

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John Donne

England

John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cat...

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