Question

What makes John Donne less sleazy than other poets? x3

Accepted Answer

•His earnest religious beliefs and his role as a vicar redeemed his poetry so it was not regarded as improper.•He is a metaphysical poet and therefore in pursuit of spiritual understanding and enlightenment –•this is what differentiates The Flea from To His Coy Mistress and the other cavalier poems who wrote from a secular viewpoint

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Back	•His earnest religious beliefs and his role as a vicar redeemed his poetry so it was not regarded as improper. •He is a metaphysical poet and therefore in pursuit of spiritual understanding and enlightenment – •this is what differentiates The Flea from To His Coy Mistress and the other cavalier poems who wrote from a secular viewpoint

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