John Donne and Elizabethan economic theory. From: Criticism | Date: September 22, 1996| Author: Freer, Coburn | COPYRIGHT 1996 Wayne State University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

English poet John Donne critiqued existing Elizabethan economic theory in his poetic metaphors. His use of economic metaphor extended beyond the common use of such during his time, and commented upon the valuation of currency, the minting of coins, the supply of gold and its affect upon economic prosperity, and capital investment. Donne compares love to taxation in "A Valediction: of the booke," which the man must pay out in exchange for the pleasure of the woman's physical beauty.

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