John Donne and Thomas More
An Elizabethan Catholic Legacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20144942 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew M Mclean (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 42 (Number 163) |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 93-104 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Moreana (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-8105 • E-ISSN: 2398-4961 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/more.2005.42.3.8 |
| OpenAlex | W2489964242 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
John Donne was related to Thomas More through his mother Elizabeth Heywood, daughter of Joan Rastell, More’s niece. The persistent Catholicism of Donne’s family, and his connections to the powerful English Catholic nobility, grounded him in the Roman Catholic tradition. However, Donne struggled with this faith, writing anti-Catholic polemics (in 1610 and 1614), and he eventually conformed to the English Church in 1615. This was hastened by his illegal marriage (1601), which caused conflict with Sir Thomas Egerton and his wife’s brother, Sir George More. After his entry into the Anglican church in 1615, Donne’s sermons and poems continued to reflect the conflict with his Catholic heritage
Art · Bishops · Brother · Faith · Literature · Nephew and niece · Nobility · Poetry · Political science · Theology · Wife · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |