Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne (1572-1631) was also among the most intriguing figures of the Elizabethan age. A sensualist who composed erotic and playful love poetry in his youth, he was raised a Catholic but later became one of the most admired Protestant preachers of his time. The Collected Poetry reflects this wide diversity, and includes his youthful songs and sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly moving Divin...

No poet has been more wilfully contradictory than John Donne, whose works forge unforgettable connections between extremes of passion and mental energy. From satire to tender elegy, from sacred devotion to lust, he conveys an astonishing range of emotions and poetic moods. Constant in his work, however, is an intensity of feeling and expression and complexity of argument that is as evident in religious meditations such as 'Good Friday 1613. Riding Westward' as it is in secular love poems s...

The Complete Works of John Donne! The Complete Poems, Prose and Letters. The Ultimate Collection of John Donne! - In One Beautifully Formatted Volume! John Donne was one of England's greatest writers of Poetry and Prose, and the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works have grown in prominence throughout the 20th Century and are now held in very high esteem. His poetry is noted for it's vibrant langua...

The Anatomy of the World by John Donne is a profound and contemplative poetic work that reflects on the fragility of existence, the disorder of the age, and the spiritual dislocation of humanity. Written in the early seventeenth century, this elegiac poem responds to the death of Elizabeth Drury, but expands far beyond personal mourning to consider the moral and metaphysical condition of the entire world. Donne uses the occasion of loss as a lens through which to examine a universe in perc...

Soldier, secretary, Anglican priest, MP, father of 12, Dean of St Paul's...it's amazing that John Donne had any spare time.But this collection of his poems shows why it is good to give work to a busy person.'The Poems of John Donne' is an education and an inspiration, with his signature rhetorical style ever-present.Through love letters, songs, epigrams, satires and memorial verse, Donne reveals a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding of the human spirit t...

The Anatomy of the World by John Donne is a profound and striking meditation on human existence, mortality, and the fleeting nature of worldly achievement. Written in the early 17th century, this landmark work of metaphysical poetry combines philosophical reflection, personal grief, and vivid imagery to explore the fragility of life and the inevitability of decay. Donne composed this poem in response to the death of Elizabeth Drury, the young daughter of a patron, using her passing as a le...

This selection of John Donne's most powerful prose shows that the man remembered predominantly for his poetry was also a preacher, and a prose writer of extraordinary power. In it, he explores the metaphysical collision between poetry and religion, suicide and duty, the secular and the spiritual that characterized his times.Edited with an introduction and notes by Neil Rhodes.

This Modern Library edition contains all of John Donne's great metaphysical love poetry. Here are such well-known songs and sonnets as "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," "The Extasie," and "A Nocturnall Upon S. Lucies Day," along with the love elegies "Jealosie," "His Parting From Her," and "To His Mistris Going to Bed." Presented as well are Donne's satires, epigrams, verse letters, and holy sonnets, along with his most ambitious and important poems, the Anniversaries. In addition, the...

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions is a prose work published in 1624. It consists of a series of meditations, prayers and reflections that Donne wrote while he was recovering from a serious illness. It is divided into 23 sections, each representing a different meditation on various aspects of life, death and spirituality. Donne explores themes such as the fragility and uncertainty of life, the interconnectedness of humanity, and the presence of God in times of suffering.Devotions is conside...

“Nella storia sono così numerosi i casi in cui gli uomini hanno cercato deliberatamente la morte, che sorge il sospetto che il desiderio di morire non sia affatto innaturale”.“Togliersi la vita si può davvero dire un atto “contro natura”? Sulla base di unacorretta comprensione della concezione cristiana, è lecito considerarlo un “peccato”?[...] Quali popoli e leggi lo condannano, e per quale motivo [...]? Come è giudicato il suicidio dall...

Master John Donne was born in London, in the year 1573, of good and virtuous parents: and, though his own learning and other multiplied merits may justly appear sufficient to dignify both himself and his posterity, yet the reader may be pleased to know that his father was masculinely and lineally descended from a very ancient family in Wales, where many of his name now live, that deserve and have great reputation in that country. By his mother he was descended of the family of the famous a...

John Donne (1572-1631) forfeited his Parliamentary seat and was briefly imprisoned when his secret marriage to Ann More was uncovered in 1601. He spent the subsequent decade in poverty, trying to rehabilitate his reputation. He entered the Church in 1615, and become Dean of St Paul's. His first volume of poetry was published posthumously in 1633.In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critic...