约翰·邓恩(John Donne,1572—1631)是17世纪英国玄学派诗歌的重要代表人物。邓恩的晚年以全部的热忱追随上帝,这一时期的作品主要是神学诗歌。如邓恩自己所说的:“我年轻时代的情妇是诗歌,老年时代的妻室是神学。”[1]但是无论是作为诗人还是宣道者他热衷功名之心从未改变。从小深受天主教教义的影响,却不得不改信国教,否则就无法获得体面的社会地位,实现自己的理想抱负, John Donne (1572-1631) is an important representative of English metaphysical poetry in the 17th century. In his later years, Dunn followed God with all his zeal, and the works of this period were mainly theological poems. As Dunn himself said: “My mistress in my youth was poetry, and my wife’s ancestral age was theology.” [1] But his passion for fame never changed as a poet or preacher. Influenced by the Catholic doctrine since childhood, he had to change his name to the state religion, otherwise he could not obtain a decent social status and realize his ideal aspirations.