Date of Award
1-1-1949
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
Abstract
John Donne, seventeenth century writer, has always enjoyed a certain following as a literary man. He is appreciated now for his poetic genius, but in his day, he was better known as the author of sermons and religious arguments. Donne’s reputation as a poet and a preacher was in eclipse for many years, until revived in the past few decades by students who saw his real genius as a poet. Perhaps one reason Donne was neglected in the past is that he is such a difficult man to understand. Even today the average reader is apt to accept him as presented in most anthologies – a brilliant, difficult, and inconsistent poet.
Recommended Citation
McAuley, Roy, "The religious conversions of John Donne" (1949). Student Work. 3160.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/3160
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Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Omaha In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Department of English. Copyright 1949 Roy McAuley.