Vol. 2, Issue 1, Part H (2016)

Abstract
The present research work deals with John Donne as a love poet with special reference of his famous love poem “The Canonization”. “The Canonization” is published in 1635 in a single volume called “Songs and Sonnets”. It is Donne’s famous collection of love poems. These poems give us day-to-day picture of a restters temperament, experiencing all moods of a passionate lover. It is obvious that Donne knew women of various characters from the shallowest to the most sensitive. But the central relation of his life was with his wife, Anne Moore. Indeed, his best poems are those which show the fulfillment of a happy married life. In this poem, the poet shows his great love for his wife, Anne Moore. In this essay, we discussed John Donne as a love poet and the critical appreciation of his famous love poem “The Canonization.”