wievs of death in donne's poetry

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…It is safe to assume he did not fear death in the conventional manner, for he believed i n the concept of an afterlife. His faith in Christian theology calmed those fears and doubts , but at times he searched for answers to questions abaut death , answers that had no explanation. For this reason, his poetry is highly paradoxical, a quality that only adds to its richness and attractiveness, much to the delight of its readers.