John Donne (1572 - 1631) - photo 1

John Donne

John Donne was a British preacher and poet, a major exponent of English Baroque literature.

His father was a wealthy merchant, and he was educated at Oxford, Cambridge, and Lincoln's Inn. Then began to write satires, which were willingly passed from hand to hand. The first three of Donne's famous satires date from 1593, and the others were written at various times before 1601. In 1594 he began his travels in Europe, accompanied the Earl of Essex on the capture of Cadiz in 1596 and on the expedition of 1597, and was in Italy and Spain.

In 1601. John Donne wrote his remarkable poem "The Progress of the Soul", in 1610 published his prose work against Catholics "Pseudo-Martyr", and in 1611. - an even harsher polemical treatise, Ignatius in Conclave. John Donne was also the author of many sonnets, love poems, elegies, epigrams, and religious sermons.

In 1621 John Donne was appointed rector of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and near the end of his life he became a popular eloquent preacher whose sermons were eagerly printed and published. 160 of his sermons have survived, including the most famous, Death's Duel, which he delivered in Whitehall before King Charles I on February 25, 1631, a few weeks before his own death.

Date and place of birt:22 january 1572, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:31 march 1631, London, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVI, XVII century
Specialization:Poet, Preacher, Priest, Writer
Art style:Baroque

Creators Baroque

Simondio Salimbeni (1597 - 1643)
Simondio Salimbeni
1597 - 1643
Francesco Solimena (1657 - 1747)
Francesco Solimena
1657 - 1747
Carlo Fontana (1638 - 1714)
Carlo Fontana
1638 - 1714
Christoph Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Christoph Gluck
1714 - 1787
Jacopo Cestaro (1718 - 1785)
Jacopo Cestaro
1718 - 1785
Johannes Jan Vermeulen (van der Molen) (1638 - 1674)
Johannes Jan Vermeulen (van der Molen)
1638 - 1674
Charles Beaubrun (1604 - 1692)
Charles Beaubrun
1604 - 1692
Hans Jakob Nüscheler I (1583 - 1654)
Hans Jakob Nüscheler I
1583 - 1654
Anton Goubau (1616 - 1698)
Anton Goubau
1616 - 1698
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645 - 1708)
Romeyn de Hooghe
1645 - 1708
Jan Meerhout (1630 - 1677)
Jan Meerhout
1630 - 1677
Adriaan van der Burg (1693 - 1733)
Adriaan van der Burg
1693 - 1733
Domenico Maria Fratta (1696 - 1763)
Domenico Maria Fratta
1696 - 1763
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano) (1611 - 1689)
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano)
1611 - 1689
André Léon Larue (1785 - 1834)
André Léon Larue
1785 - 1834
Flaminio Torri (1620 - 1661)
Flaminio Torri
1620 - 1661