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Achsah Guibbory
Combining previously published work with an original and substantive introduction and three new essays, the author illuminates Donne’s understanding that erotic, spiritual and political issues are often intertwined, and reveals…
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Stuart McLean
This book is 97.5% true. It tells of a man’s great escape from modern techno-life, as well as a desire to prove that John Donne, the 17th Century preacher, is…
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Short, lively, and eminently readable chapters, written by leading experts in early modern studies, illuminate various aspects of Donne’s life, work, career, and reputation. These engaging chapters are supplemented by…
John Donne
We as readers get to enjoy an experience akin to serendipity-the gift of an unlooked-for connection that answers questions we didn’t know we had… The pleasure of poetry is often…
Features texts from the Westmoreland manuscript collated against the most important families of John Donne manuscripts. The criticism section represents the best analysis and interpretation of Donne’s writing. This work…
Wilbur Sanders
Dr Sanders’s examination of John Donne proceeds from a disinterested wish to to find what is admirable, but not to lose sight of common-sense judgements exemplified in the past by…
Considered one of the great English poets of the seventeenth century, John Donne's poetry is renowned for its wit, intelligence, and emotional depth. This volume offers a comprehensive collection of…
This collection brings together some of the most beautiful and enduring poems of one of the greatest writers in the English language. Donne's poetry is both deeply sensual and profoundly…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
John Donne is one of the greatest poets in the English language, and this volume collects all of his works, including sonnets, elegies, satires, and more. With its stunning imagery…
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Shakespeare Scholar E K Chambers
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Izaak Walton
THIS 64 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert and Sanderson, by Izaak Walton. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766150739.
William R Mueller
This volume-presented in the original spelling, with all its inconsistencies-reproduces the text of Poems by J.D. With Elegies on the Authors Death, published in 1633, two years after Donne’s death.
Collects four of the poet and preacher John Donne’s most inspired sermons on death.
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This collection of poems by John Donne, the late Dean of St. Paul's, contains elegies written in his honor after his death. In addition, the book includes a brief account…
A poetic and philosophical exploration of the imperfections and failings of the world, written by John Donne in the early 17th century.
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In Six Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text, possible missing…
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Whether sharing his anxieties about his writing, consoling bereaved friends, complaining about the meanness of a patron or defending himself against malicious gossip, John Donne reveals himself in his letters.
