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John Donne - The Collected Poems of John Donne (Wordsworth Poetry Library) - 9781853264009 - KRA0009530
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The Collected Poems of John Donne (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

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Description for The Collected Poems of John Donne (Wordsworth Poetry Library) Paperback. John Donne's poetry is marked by a scientific colloquial directness and a complex, even tortured, intelligence. It falls into two classes. There is the early ironic and erotic poetry that contains some of the finest English love poetry and also his later, religious poetry. Editor(s): Booth, Roy. Series: Wordsworth Poetry Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 258. Good copy with some shelf wear

Edited with an Introduction, Chronology, Notes, Bibliography and Glossary by Roy Booth, Royal Holloway College, University of London.

John Donne (1572-1631) is a poet of concerted emotional and intellectual force, whose strenuously original approach to the subject matter, diction and form of verse re-made English poetry. Donne's poetry combines paradoxical wit, scientific and theological learning with the rhythms and diction of spoken language. Crises of love, conscience, and faith are the great concerns of his poetry which is by turns exalted or disenchanted, direct or oblique, morally profound or outrageously spiteful.

This edition makes available the whole of Donne’s English ... Read more

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Wordsworth Poetry Library
Ex Libris
Yes
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853264009
SKU
KRA0009530
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

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