ENG 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ben Jonson, John Donne, Andrew Marvell
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John donne (1572 - 1631) - collected poems 1633. Way of describing donne"s mind - rejects everything petrarchism. Jack donne described as a player (image within text) Dramatic monologue - robert browning, aubade (morning song) Poem in which 2 people are present but 1 speaks. Nothing is something - very dense in meaning. Ingenious vision of world - personal to cosmic. Eclipsed after 1660 until 1912 - rst modern edition of poems. Ben jonson: donne, for not keeping of accent, deserved hanging . The flea has done something to her that she wouldn"t let him do. Killing the flea = kills 3 lives. Doesn"t scan, dramatic monologue, conversational, triple rhyme. Location is bedroom, speaking to other in bed. Emphasis on sea voyage - donne traveled frequently. Would not say love at rst sight. Died and turned into a ghost to haunt former lover. Faking being asleep because she is wanting more sex. Murderous, fake virgin, wretch, eroticized towards the dead.
