Explanation of John Donne's "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" (Part 1/3)

John Donne's poem "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is a beautiful and complex poem about saying farewell to a loved one. This 3-part series provides a detailed close reading of the poem.
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  • @johnchege4247
    @johnchege42475 жыл бұрын

    Profoundly beautiful, today, I am educated beyond my intellect.

  • @aklimajarah2972
    @aklimajarah29724 жыл бұрын

    Would like to say thank you.. U gave a vivid description n love to listen to your pronunciation. ❤❤

  • @asura2725
    @asura27253 жыл бұрын

    Surely the most pleasant sounding lecture with beautiful analysis.... beautiful ❤️🔥

  • @cuckoosvillagetrip9882
    @cuckoosvillagetrip98823 жыл бұрын

    It's too impressive... I am attracted by your explanation.. thank you sir...

  • @prakritide9545
    @prakritide95453 жыл бұрын

    Its more than soothing !

  • @thegirlcriedfashion
    @thegirlcriedfashion5 жыл бұрын

    I’m the 100th like! Just wanted to say thank you, I need to study this for my third year of my English literature degree with the Open University and this is really helpful! 🙌

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome. I hope to produce many more literature videos. I just need to find the time when I'm not teaching in the classroom. :)

  • @fallingstar2149

    @fallingstar2149

    4 жыл бұрын

    And I'm the 300th..😂

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@fallingstar2149 Thanks, Rose!

  • @mehmetsar5287
    @mehmetsar52873 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, dear sir, it was a great lesson and it was very helpful.

  • @pragyananibedita1629
    @pragyananibedita16293 жыл бұрын

    This is too good!!!! Explanation.. .. Thanku so much sir!!!!

  • @terrybyrne4324
    @terrybyrne43242 жыл бұрын

    A really excellent explanation of a difficult poem. Donne is one of the great poets. This is a fine example of his work. And it is here thoroughly & articulately examined. This will be a great help to students & poetry-lovers alike.

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @up-downup-downbot7080
    @up-downup-downbot70803 жыл бұрын

    even two years later i found this incredibly useful. Thank you so much

  • @notaidan4643

    @notaidan4643

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ur pfp is bad

  • @sahersania854
    @sahersania8546 жыл бұрын

    Well explained !

  • @oueensoffia1180
    @oueensoffia11802 жыл бұрын

    It was helpful and I really enjoyed this beautiful poem

  • @hkz1370
    @hkz13703 жыл бұрын

    ayy thanks man , really helped me out

  • @sandeepminhas123
    @sandeepminhas1233 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful explanation

  • @alialarami5289
    @alialarami52893 жыл бұрын

    Superb

  • @MahalakshmiSENGA
    @MahalakshmiSENGA2 жыл бұрын

    I'm doing my masters in English literature and this poem is prescribed for me. I didn't know how to read this one and I didn't understand clearly. But after this video I got a lot of information. I have request to you. Please do upload more literature related videos Thankyou so much 🙏

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words and the encouragement!

  • @neelabhyadav9106
    @neelabhyadav91065 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much sir

  • @mumushuzumo6663
    @mumushuzumo66632 жыл бұрын

    the most underrated explanation so gud sir!! 😭😭🙌🏻

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @MadhukarShivshankar
    @MadhukarShivshankar5 жыл бұрын

    धन्यवादाः महोदय |

  • @renyalikyimchunger772
    @renyalikyimchunger7725 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation is so vivid and I really like your pronunciation. Thank you so much 😊

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Renyali. My accent is Canadian with perhaps a tiny hint of Dutch. :)

  • @renyalikyimchunger772

    @renyalikyimchunger772

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thenatureofwriting9222 I'm admiring your accent... I'll be checking more of your videos. Keep going 👍

  • @amelmahmoud8221
    @amelmahmoud82217 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @Greenearth22e
    @Greenearth22e5 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @josoeun8592
    @josoeun85924 жыл бұрын

    Your explanation was so easy to understand even for second language student like me! Thanks from korea.

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great to hear! Best wishes with your studies.

  • @prettygardener9628
    @prettygardener96285 жыл бұрын

    Jus excellent...thanks a ton

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @tasneemjabari4257
    @tasneemjabari42573 жыл бұрын

    Thank u

  • @shazia6832
    @shazia68324 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a million sir for this wonderful and beneficial explanation....👏👏👏

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are most welcome

  • @sandeepkumaryadavking4203
    @sandeepkumaryadavking42035 жыл бұрын

    Well explain. Love u sir

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Sandeep.

  • @maxbaldock7129
    @maxbaldock71293 жыл бұрын

    so effortlessly explaining such complicated self-contradicting shite in terms people can actually understand 👏👏👏

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol. Thanks.

  • @navaneetha9590
    @navaneetha95905 жыл бұрын

    Wow

  • @aaqibaliey477
    @aaqibaliey4775 жыл бұрын

    Oh mind blowing explanation as I am not a native speaker ,However able to understand very well by your lucid justification!!

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Aaqib. I'm glad you were able to follow easily!

  • @aaqibaliey477

    @aaqibaliey477

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thenatureofwriting9222 my pleasure and I want to request that I have in syllabus prologue to Canterbury tales!! So I have to study only it's general introduction about its characters and all sort of introduction of the epic!!

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@aaqibaliey477 I've been thinking about doing some Chaucer, so I will keep this in mind!

  • @aaqibaliey477

    @aaqibaliey477

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thenatureofwriting9222 OK sir! Hope so.

  • @supriyasrivastav4583
    @supriyasrivastav45835 жыл бұрын

    Iske other parts ka bhi video banaye

  • @notaidan4643
    @notaidan46433 жыл бұрын

    Me and the boys learning John Donne in Higher English

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol.

  • @roseflowerrlfz7255
    @roseflowerrlfz72555 жыл бұрын

    thanks sir

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    5 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @amirahassan7365
    @amirahassan73654 жыл бұрын

    Im sorry but what app are you using? I urgently need it

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    4 жыл бұрын

    A combination of Camtasia and Sketchbook. If you go to my channel's community page and scroll down you'll see a longer description.

  • @busragulsever9871
    @busragulsever98712 жыл бұрын

    what is the syntax of this poetry

  • @thenatureofwriting9222

    @thenatureofwriting9222

    2 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by syntax in this case?

  • @amitsangma2860
    @amitsangma28605 жыл бұрын

    banglata video sand kor bhai ..

  • @donnovandegaye5741
    @donnovandegaye5741 Жыл бұрын