約翰·鄧恩的詩作揭開了英國17世紀詩歌嶄新的一頁,突破了文藝復興時期的文學傳統,掀起了一種新浪潮。他創造的新詩風和新的比喻方式、對科學元素的玄學化使用、詩歌陌生化的形式主義的運用和不同于前人的及時行樂主題的表達,充分驗證了他超前的個體性和現代性。究其原因,這與當時的社會文化背景及鄧恩個人的經歷密切相關,不可分割。

John Donne’s poems opened a new page for the 17th-century English poetry, setting off a new wave and breaking the Renaissance literary convention. His style of poetry, new way of making comparisons, metaphysical usage of elements of the science, defamiliarization in poetic form and the expression of carpe diem theme different from previous times fully prove his individuality and modernity which go beyond some centuries. The reason for all the above innovations is inseparable from the background of society and culture and his personal experiences.