Loves Alchemy
In “Love’s Alchemy,” John Donne sets up an analogy between the Platonists, who try, endlessly, to discover spiritual love, and the alchemists, who in Donne’s time, tried to extract gold from baser metals. This analogy allows Donne to express his beliefs that such spiritual love does not exist and those who are searching for it are only wasting their time. Donne cleverly uses language that both allows the reader to see the connections between the alchemists and the Platonists and that allows for a more sexual interpretation of the piece.
The poem opens with two lines that lay the groundwork for the analogy and that have a sexual implication. The word “digged” and the image of “love’s mine”, obviously allow for the comparison between the Platonist’s and the alchemists. Donne explains that some have experienced more love than he has, and, in having done so, have penetrated “deeper” into “love’s......
View the rest of this paper...
Approximate Word Count: 942
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)
Why should you join Frat Files?
- - It's safe, secure, and private.
- - Instant access to over 100,000 papers. New papers are added hourly.
- - Fast and reliable customer support.
Similar Essays
-
Loves Alchemy
Loves Alchemy. In “Love’s Alchemy,” John Donne sets up an analogy between
the Platonists, who try, endlessly, to discover spiritual ... -
Loves Alchemy
Loves Alchemy. In “Love’s Alchemy,” John Donne sets up an analogy between
the Platonists, who try, endlessly, to discover spiritual ... -
A Close Reading: Break Of The Day
... in “Break of Day” busy is bad III. Class distinction- last stanza-
poor, false, foul, but not busy- “Loves Alchemy” IV. -
Character Development Of Santiago By Paulo Coelho
... On their journey Santiago reads the Englishman's books very quickly and learns basic
concepts of alchemy. ... to get his love to love him as much as he loves her. ... -
The Development Of The Concept Of Love In Poetry From Petrarch To ...
... love poetry combined the love theme with the fields of alchemy, the renaissance ... In
the end couplet Shakespeare comes to the conclusion, that he loves the lady ...
Frat Files
Members
Information
