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

Daniel van Heyl (1604 - 1664)
Daniel van Heyl
1604 - 1664
Giovanni Marchiori (1696 - 1778)
Giovanni Marchiori
1696 - 1778
Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650)
Matteo Rosselli
1578 - 1650
Francis Sartorius I (1734 - 1804)
Francis Sartorius I
1734 - 1804
Gilles Rousselet (1610 - 1686)
Gilles Rousselet
1610 - 1686
Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (1593 - 1661)
Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
1593 - 1661
Nicolas Heurtaut (1720 - 1771)
Nicolas Heurtaut
1720 - 1771
Bernardino Ludovisi (1693 - 1749)
Bernardino Ludovisi
1693 - 1749
Lorenzo Garbieri (1580 - 1654)
Lorenzo Garbieri
1580 - 1654
Johann Baptist Zimmermann (1680 - 1758)
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
1680 - 1758
H.J. Hoet (XVIII century - ?)
H.J. Hoet
XVIII century - ?
Jean-François Janinet (1752 - 1814)
Jean-François Janinet
1752 - 1814
Jacob Duck (1600 - 1667)
Jacob Duck
1600 - 1667
Domenico Tempesti (1652 - 1737)
Domenico Tempesti
1652 - 1737
Roelof Koets I (1592 - 1654)
Roelof Koets I
1592 - 1654
Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659 - 1739)
Francesco Galli Bibiena
1659 - 1739
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