Multimodal Stage 1

Donne, John. Poems of John Donne. vol I.
E. K. Chambers, ed. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1896. 162-163.

HOLY SONNETS.

X.

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ;
For those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleep, which but thy picture[s] be,
Much pleasure, then from thee much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee do go,
Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.
Thou'rt slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,
And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well,
And better than thy stroke ; why swell'st thou then ?
One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt d


Wolfe, Ralph H., and Edgar F. Daniels. “Rime and Idea in Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10.”
American Notes and Queries (Lexington, KY) 1968; 5: 116-117

This source discusses the secular nature of Holy Sonnet 10, noting that it deals with death itself rather than eternal life, which is a recurring theme in Christian literature. The digest also notes that above all, the rhyme scheme is effectively used his rhyme scheme to subversively comment on the nature of death. Ralph Wolfe and Edgar Daniels published this article in a collection of poetry criticism, denoting that the intended audience is meant to be scholarly, if not interested. In terms of credibility, it is published amongst other criticism and thus must have some weight if it was worth criticizing in a scholarly publication. This source will effectively address not only the rhyme scheme, but also the non-Christian nature of the poem, which is an interesting proposition.

Lanone, Catherine. Commentary on John Donne’s ‘Death be not Proud”
Toulouse, France: PU du Mirail, 2007.

This source is an article that breaks down the basic components of Donne’s poetry and explores the religious and secular themes. Catherine Lanone, the author of this book has clear knowledge of the book and was published thus her opinion and judgment of the text is fairly authoritative if not considerable. The article itself is clearly aimed toward a more general however scholarly reader. The book acts as a great source of basic analysis for Donne’s poetry.

Beck-Watts, Sebastion. “HOLY SONNETS.” Poetry Explication: Holy Sonnet 10, John Donne’s address to death. 02002, Helium, Inc.

This source discussed the power in Donne’s Sonnet and discusses his poems explicative nature. The author, Sebastion Backs-Watts, speaks in a more casual, reader friendly tone. The author himself speaks in depth enough to mandate authority on the subject. The article is a good indicator as too Donne’s diction and the manner in which he addresses death.

Wolfe, Ralph H., and Edgar F. Daniels. “Rime and Idea in Donne’s Holy Sonnet 10.”
American Notes and Queries (Lexington, KY) 1968; 5: 116-117

This source discusses the secular nature of Holy Sonnet 10, noting that it deals with death itself rather than eternal life, which is a recurring theme in Christian literature. The digest also notes that above all, the rhyme scheme is effectively used his rhyme scheme to subversively comment on the nature of death. Ralph Wolfe and Edgar Daniels published this article in a collection of poetry criticism, denoting that the intended audience is meant to be scholarly, if not interested. In terms of credibility, it is published amongst other criticism and thus must have some weight if it was worth criticizing in a scholarly publication. This source will effectively address not only the rhyme scheme, but also the non-Christian nature of the poem, which is an interesting proposition.