Donne and feminism (1 Viewer)

[asn_princess]

hey

does anyone know where i could get more information on donne and the feminism issues dealt with in his poems...

thanks

 

[d00d]

i've got heaps of stuff on feminism since i chose valediction and sunne rising as my poems. instead of searching for stuff, u should analyse the poem urself and think of how the techniques would've been interpreted by a woman. e.g. "virtuous men pass mildly" away. this suggests that men are virtuous, women are not.

 

[Gelapo]

How bout this?

This is just kinda off the top off my head but how 'bout in the relic where he's on sumtin bout women to be more than one a bed? That phrase puts women down and gives off an idea of how woman were portrayed at that time. I'm not sure, but i guess you could link that to feminism sum how.

 

[asn_princess]

d00d
could you please give me some notes?

 

[kini mini]

See the discussion of Donne here.

I don't think I'd use "as virtuous men pass mildly away..." to support a gender-based reading of Valediction, I think you have enough to talk about in that one with the conceits. I focused on the materialistic issues in Sun Rising, which are comparatively stronger points.

 

[asn_princess]

kini mini..... could you give me some more help on "the sunne rising?"

 

[kini mini]

Originally posted by asn_princess
kini mini..... could you give me some more help on "the sunne rising?"

I'll do my best . What are you having trouble with?