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John Donne’s Holy Sonnet XIII, “What If This Present Were The World’s Last Night?” is a powerful and thought-provoking poem that explores the idea of the end of the world. Written in the early 17th century, the poem is a reflection on the fragility of life and the inevitability of...
In John Donne's Holy Sonnet X "Death, be not proud, though some have called thee", the speaker rebukes the concept of death, taking away from it all its power to terrify and confuse the heart and mind of humankind. At first glance, it may seem the speaker is personifying...
John Donne’s Holy Sonnet XVI, “Father, Part Of His Double Interest,” is a powerful and complex poem that explores the relationship between God and humanity. In this sonnet, Donne grapples with the idea that God has a “double interest” in humanity, as both our creator and our father...
这是一首意大利体的十四行诗。诗的起句突兀，表达了对死神的嘲笑和蔑视。死亡是人生的终结，许多人对死亡表现出极度的恐惧，把死亡同黑暗的地狱联系在一起。然而，在多恩看来，死亡并没有什么可怕之处。他把死亡看作睡眠，看作是通向“永远觉醒”的必经之路。死亡只是从有限的生命通向永恒的过程。这种...
4. Comment on the following Holy Sonnet of “John Donne”. (20 points)DEATH be not proud though some have called theeMighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.From rest and sleep...
John Donne是玄学派诗人的创始人。他们用哲学辩论和说理的方式抒情，被批评用词怪僻晦涩，韵律不流畅。
While the first part provides a broad assessment of violence in Donne's sonnets, the second part focuses on the creative and destructive characteristics of the sublime in Holy Sonnet 14. The third part then connects the sublime to Derridean aporia. Finally, the conclusion sums up the main ...
10). The second line of the sonnet rejects the comparatively gentle techniques God has previously employed to correct the speaker--"for you / As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend"--and calls instead for God to "o'erthrow" the willing poet by "force" (4). Donne demonst...
The implication for the individual living on Earth is that he is part of a greater whole, such that the death-bell has deep and significant meaning for everyone who hears it. We are all in this life together and part of the same divine plan, so the bell does toll for the sake of al...