Unchartered Territory:
A Discussion of Originality in the Works of 17th Century Poets
John Donne and John Milton
In a century that produced some of the English language’s greatest authors, poets John Donne and John Milton have emerged as two of the most significant. They both possess a deep intelligence and Orthodox Christianity from which flows their poetry of 17th century England. Little else, however, marks their work as similar. Milton’s use of ancient form and method associates him with the cultural renewal of the English Renaissance; while, in contrast, Donne’s innovative metaphysical verse develops his uniqueness and modernity. Because of these differences, the two display a divergence in craftsmanship that results in their two distinct types of originality. Milton brings original thought to derivative styles, seen in his grand and Classical Paradise Lost, while Donne’s novelty defines his originality, most apparent in his concise and practical Holy......
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