Metaphysical thinking characterizes Donne's poetry as metaphysics is to define an abstract idea through empirical entities, and, as Eliot notes, Donne is good at turning a thought into an experience ...

Both poets explore love as a transformative and omnipotent force, delving into its complexities and transcendence. Donne ...

Finally a biography of John Donne that captures ... “both a biography of Donne and an act of evangelism.” It offers a deeply sensitive and clear-eyed reading of Donne’s work and life. But it is also a ...