Holy Sonnets

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Discovering a Whole New Approach to Life and Ideology with Donne’s Holy Sonnets

John Donne was an English poet who lived right around 500 years ago. Despite this fact, his majestic writing skills and poetic sonnets, inspired by great masters such as Shakespeare and Petrarch, have brought him a level of recognition that has withstood throughout the centuries, making his collection of Holy Sonnets on the most important, as well as the deepest philosophical questions of all time, one of the most revered works of literature in history.

Noted for his ingenuity, vibrancy in his poetic work, creative metaphors and courageous ability to tackle what were considered some of the most sensitive and deep subjects at the time, Donne is considered a pioneer of modern religious poetry, particularly due to his ability to analyze and look at subjects from all facets in his sonnets and present them in a colorful, captivating manner.

Donne’s Holy Sonnets are a collection of 19 sonnets also known as the “Westmoreland sequence” that approach metaphysical and difficult topics such as love, death, devotion to the Divine and Donne’s own difficulties and grievances.

A few good examples of some of his best sonnets include “Better My Heart, Three-Person’d God”, “Death Be Not Proud” and “At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners”.

If you’re interested in the deepest metaphysical and philosophical questions and the answers given to them that some would argue can only be given through poems, there is no better work of literature you can look through.

Donne’s insightful sonnets will take you through a world where all aspects of life and death take on shapes and forms that you didn’t realize they had, while fascinating you and even moving you to tears in some instances. The 19 Holy Sonnets will change your life and transform your soul, forcing you to explore issues that you have perhaps never even thought of before.
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