"The Bait" is a seven-stanza piscatory poem by English metaphysical poet John Donne. It was originally published in 1633 in the first edition of Donne's poetry, two years after his death. The poem begins as a parody of Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love," published in 1599, but quickly evolves into a complex look at power dynamics in romantic love as well as a critique of the pastoral tradition.
John Donne (1572-1631), English metaphysical poet, Anglican divine, and pulpit orator, is ranked with Milton as one of the greatest English poets. He is also a supreme artist in sermons and devotional...
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John Donne 's standing as a great English poet, and one of the greatest writers of English prose, is now assured. However, it has been confirmed only in the present century. The history of Donne's rep...
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John Donne is now recognized as one of the great originals in the history of English poetry and as an equally accomplished master of English prose. The twentieth century has restored him, in fact, to ...
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Biography EssayJohn Donne's standing as a great English poet, and one of the greatest of all writers of English prose, is now assured. However, it has been confirmed only in the present century. The h...
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John Donne
John Donne