An English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant Roman Catholic family in London, who became a cleric in the Church of England and eventually Dean of St Paul's Cathedral (1621-1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the Metaphysical poets, revolutionizing English verse with dramatic speech rhythms and complex metaphorical conceits, most famously in the Holy Sonnets and Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (source of the line "No man is an Iland"). His secret 1601 marriage to Anne More ended his early diplomatic career and left him in poverty for years before his ordination in 1615. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Birth YearWikipedia's own lead states 1571 or 1572; not more precisely dated by surviving records. Classification
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John Donne (1571 or 1572-31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England.
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John Donne ( DUN; 1571 or 1572-31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England.
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John Donne ( DUN; 1571 or 1572 - 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621-1631).
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He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets.
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The Holy Sonnets, also known as the Divine Meditations or Divine Sonnets, are a series of nineteen poems by the English poet John Donne.
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