Context (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Donne's birth date
Donne's birth date
22nd January 1572
Woman Donne secretly married (1601)
Woman Donne secretly married (1601)
Anne More
Year Donne converted to Anglicanism
Year Donne converted to Anglicanism
1615
Donne's death date
Donne's death date
31st March 1631
Poetry school Donne led
Poetry school Donne led
Metaphysical poets
Conceits (definition)
Conceits (definition)
Striking comparisons of dissimilar things
Main themes of Holy Sonnets
Main themes of Holy Sonnets
Religion, mortality, redemption
Critic who revived Donne in 1921
Critic who revived Donne in 1921
T.S. Eliot
Year Donne became Dean of St. Paul's
Year Donne became Dean of St. Paul's
1621
Spanish battle location (1596)
Spanish battle location (1596)
Cadiz