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The Flea" is an erotic metaphysical poem (first published posthumously in 1633) by John Donne (1572–1631). The exact date of its composition is unknown, but it is probable that Donne wrote this poem in the 1590s when he was a young law student at Lincoln's Inn, before he became a respected religious figure as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. [1]
John Donne (/ d ĘŚ n / DUN; 1571 or 1572 [a] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. [2]
The Flea (poem) by the metaphysical poet John Donne; The Flea (online poetry journal) The Flea (fairy tale), a fairy tale by Giambattista Basile; The Flea (horse) (1846–1856), British thoroughbred racehorse; The Flea (character), a character from the TV show ¡Mucha Lucha! The Flea 88.2, a radio station based in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Donne neatly hits the traditional estimate of love by expressing it in terms of an adventure”. [6] Here, Gransden commends Donne's comparison of sexual intercourse to an adventure, which was a modern way for his speaker to coax the mistress into bed. Donne's metaphysical conceit also dabbles in gendered power dynamics of early modern England.
John Donne's erotic metaphysical poem "The Flea", published in 1633 after his death, uses the conceit of a flea, which has sucked blood from the male speaker and his female lover, as an extended metaphor for their sexual relationship. The speaker tries to convince a lady to sleep with him, arguing that if the mingling of their blood in the flea ...
The Flea (poem) G. Go and Catch a Falling Star; The Good-Morrow; H. Holy Sonnets; The Holy Sonnets of John Donne; A Hymn to God the Father; I. If Faithful Souls; S.
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Paul Stevens also edited a "metaphysicalzine" called The Flea (after John Donne's poem), which publishes poetry loosely in the Metaphysical Poetry tradition. Peter Bloxsom publishes an online journal dedicated to sonnet form called 14 by 14. Paul Stevens died in March 2013.