John Donne, The Progress of the Soul: Metempsychosis

David Reid (University of Stirling)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1610

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poetry (any)

Resources

1610 is given as the median date for works published posthumously in 1633 but composed variously from 1590 onwards.

See our People Table entry on John Donne.

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Citation: Reid, David. "The Progress of the Soul: Metempsychosis". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 December 2002 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10678, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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