Politics of John Donne's <i>Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions</i>: or, New Questions on the New Historicism
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Abstract
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions tradi- tionally has been read as a meditative exercise that moves from a mood of anxiety to peace and reconciliation with God.-It has also been interpreted as a work that offers pointed political advice to King James, an approach that has attracted those whose interests lie in examining the political and historical contexts of works. Robert Cooper's 1977 essay, "The Political Implications of Donne's Devotions'' for example, interprets the Devotions as a warning to the King against falling under the influence of Rome.^But in my view, this new historicist perspective ultimately fails to solve critical problems in the work. Much of the difficulty in reading the Devotions along these lines arises from faulty assumptions regarding Donne's political orientation at the time he composed the Devotions, a view that highlights the striking politicization of Donne's life and works from as early as 1640. In this article, therefore, I would like to re-examine the historical and political context of the Devotions, re-consider the way in which Donne's life and writings have been politicized, and question the appropriateness of applying a new historicist methodology for interpreting a work like the Devotions.
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