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6. 17th Century Poetry -- Donne's "Ecstasy" and "Love's Alchemy"

Published: Feb. 1, 2014, 6:09 p.m.

More on Donne's "Ecstasy." \xa0The strange proto-modernism of Donne's addressees. \xa0Their consciously dramatic quality -- that is we're supposed to be conscious that their speaker is being dramatic, and that the drama is for us. As in "The Sun Rising," with its female speaker. \xa0Why\xa0a female speaker? \xa0Then we begin on "Love's Alchemy."