John Donne vs. Miguel de Cervantes
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Donne
1572 – 1631
John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets.
"I am two fools, I know,For loving, and for saying so."
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 – 1616
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his two-part novel Don Quixote, a work considered to be the first modern novel. Don Quixote has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".
"Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world."
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