Death of John Donne
Poets involved
What happened
John Donne, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London, died on March 31, 1631. As the foremost metaphysical poet of his age, Donne left behind a substantial body of sacred and secular verse that would be published posthumously and influence subsequent generations of poets.
Literary impact
Donne's death marked the passing of the greatest metaphysical poet, whose innovative use of conceits, intellectual complexity, and fusion of sacred and erotic themes defined a major poetic movement. His posthumously published works influenced Abraham Cowley and later poets, while his sermons demonstrated the rhetorical power that characterized much seventeenth-century religious poetry.
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