Poems similar to "Death Be Not Proud"?
April 4, 2013 4:15 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for poems with themes similar to John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud". I'm especially interested in similar poems from non-English/non-European poets. Thanks to anyone who can help!
As is Shakespeare's sonnet 146. I wish I could help you on the non-English/non-European poems.
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 5:20 PM on April 4, 2013
posted by Rustic Etruscan at 5:20 PM on April 4, 2013
And Death Shall Have No Dominion by Dylan Thomas.
posted by gudrun at 7:10 PM on April 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by gudrun at 7:10 PM on April 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
Thanatopsis. The last stanza sort of sums the whole thing up.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 5:59 AM on April 5, 2013
posted by The Underpants Monster at 5:59 AM on April 5, 2013
Not sure what you're looking for here: poems about death, poems expressing the sentiment that death is nothing to be afraid of, or poems expressing a religious belief in life after death?
The sincerity of Donne's Christian faith has sometimes been questioned, and some critics would argue that 'Death Be Not Proud' reflects the passionate intensity of someone who wants to believe, rather than the confident hope of someone who actually does believe. With that proviso, the closest match I can think of is George Herbert's 'Death', which also addresses Death directly and with a note of pity.
posted by verstegan at 3:41 AM on April 8, 2013
The sincerity of Donne's Christian faith has sometimes been questioned, and some critics would argue that 'Death Be Not Proud' reflects the passionate intensity of someone who wants to believe, rather than the confident hope of someone who actually does believe. With that proviso, the closest match I can think of is George Herbert's 'Death', which also addresses Death directly and with a note of pity.
posted by verstegan at 3:41 AM on April 8, 2013
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posted by zeri at 4:54 PM on April 4, 2013