Essays about: "Renaissance poetry."

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  1. 1. "Here you See me, and I am you": Queerness in the Poetry of John Donne

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Litteratur - Kultur – Media

    Author : Alexis Lundblom; [2021]
    Keywords : John Donne; queer; queer theory; metaphysical poetry; Early Modern literature; Renaissance poetry.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis examines queerness in the poetry of John Donne by re-examining same-gender desire in his poetry, proposing metaphysical poetry as having points of similarity with queering strategies and queer theory, and exploring contextual and historical tensions within and around Donne’s body of works. The thesis closely analyses poems which have previously been discussed as queer, such as “Sapho to Philaenis,” and “Batter my heart,” as well as less frequently examined poems such as “The Anniversary,” and “The Dissolution. READ MORE