英国17世纪玄学派代表诗人约翰·邓恩以其别出心裁的奇思妙想闻名于世。他的诗意象丰富而深刻,使人感到惊讶却又在情理之中。其中,“死亡”这一意象几乎贯穿他的全部作品。本文旨在通过一系列死亡意象的分析,探讨作者对爱情和宗教的认识和思考,以及他面对死亡的不同态度,并试图说明其根源所在。 John Donne, the representative poet of British metaphysics of the 17th century, is famous for his wonderful ideas. His poetic image is rich and profound, people are surprised but also reasonable. Among them, the image of “death” almost runs through all his works. This article aims to explore the author’s understanding of love and religion through his analysis of a series of images of death, as well as his different attitudes toward death and trying to illustrate its root causes.