Staying Still against the Changing Motion: John Donne’s Poetic Negotiation in Metempsychosis and The Anniversaries
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This paper investigates John Donne’s representation of the motif of changing motion in Metempsychosis and the two Anniversaries. Specifically, it discusses the process through which Donne attunes this motif to the other motif of permanence and constancy, each representing the governing principle of the “new” and “old” worlds, respectively. Accordingly, the paper suggests that these three works should be read as a kind of successive narrative, sharing a similar thematic focus. This way of reading is crucial in understanding the complexity of Donne’s mind, which combines fascination with the possibility of freedom evoked by the motif of changing motion and anxiety over the potential harm it may induce, such as epistemological perplexity and existential angst. In this respect, the paper shows how Donne’s narrative investment in these poems conjures the reconciliation between the two motifs in the prospect of unity, epitomized in the wished-for restoration of Elizabeth Drury’s soul.
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This paper investigates John Donne’s representation of the motif of changing motion in Metempsychosis and the two Anniversaries. Specifically, it discusses the process through which Donne attunes this motif to the other motif of permanence and constancy, each representing the governing principle of the “new” and “old” worlds, respectively. Accordingly, the paper suggests that these three works should be read as a kind of successive narrative, sharing a similar thematic focus. This way of reading is crucial in understanding the complexity of Donne’s mind, which combines fascination with the possibility of freedom evoked by the motif of changing motion and anxiety over the potential harm it may induce, such as epistemological perplexity and existential angst. In this respect, the paper shows how Donne’s narrative investment in these poems conjures the reconciliation between the two motifs in the prospect of unity, epitomized in the wished-for restoration of Elizabeth Drury’s soul.
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