Poems By John Donne
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A cornerstone of English Renaissance literature, this celebrated collection presents the full range of John Donne's extraordinary poetic vision, spanning his passionate and intellectually daring love poems, his profound religious meditations, and his sharp satirical verse. Donne masterfully unites the physical and the spiritual, crafting metaphysical conceits of startling originality that draw unexpected comparisons between lovers, compasses, maps, and the cosmos. Works such as The Flea, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and the Holy Sonnets illustrate a mind that refuses to separate erotic longing from theological inquiry, producing verse of remarkable emotional and intellectual intensity. Written in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the poems carry a tone that is simultaneously witty, fervent, and deeply contemplative, demanding active engagement from the reader. Donne's legacy as the foremost metaphysical poet in the English language rests squarely on this body of work, which continues to reward scholars and general readers alike with its inexhaustible depth.
Author: John Donne
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A cornerstone of English Renaissance literature, this celebrated collection presents the full range of John Donne's extraordinary poetic vision, spanning his passionate and intellectually daring love poems, his profound religious meditations, and his sharp satirical verse. Donne masterfully unites the physical and the spiritual, crafting metaphysical conceits of startling originality that draw unexpected comparisons between lovers, compasses, maps, and the cosmos. Works such as The Flea, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, and the Holy Sonnets illustrate a mind that refuses to separate erotic longing from theological inquiry, producing verse of remarkable emotional and intellectual intensity. Written in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the poems carry a tone that is simultaneously witty, fervent, and deeply contemplative, demanding active engagement from the reader. Donne's legacy as the foremost metaphysical poet in the English language rests squarely on this body of work, which continues to reward scholars and general readers alike with its inexhaustible depth.