John Donne Episode 1 Who was he?
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English - April 08, 2019 12:53 - 30 minutes - 24.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsCourses Education Arts Books australia english literature vce hsc studyguides trumanshow Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"No man is an island"
Do you know who said this? Most people don't. It was the poet John Donne. He was described by C. S. Lewis as the "saddest and most uncomfortable of our poet" in contrast to T. S. Eliot who said “[a] thought to Donne was an experience; it modified his sensibility.”
This series will explore the poetry of John Donne with the aim that you can decide whose view is right.
This episode provides an overview of Donne's life, the context for his poems.