The Living John Donne

(A) THE LIFE OF JOHN DONNE (1572-1631)A contemporary of Marlowe and Shakespeare, Donne (pronounced as “Dun”) shares with them the spirit and the quality of the Renaissance. The contradictions of the age are reflected in the career and achievement of Donne. The inconsistency of the Elizabethans is mirrored in the complex personality of Donne, a poet of intellectual ingenuity and theological