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The Works Of John Donne, D.D., Dean Of Saint Paul'S, 1621-1631; With A Memoir Of His Life (Volume I)

The Works Of John Donne, D.D., Dean Of Saint Paul'S, 1621-1631; With A Memoir Of His Life (Volume I)

Donne, John

Paperback

Literary CriticismGeneral ChristianityGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354505309
ISBN13: 9789354505300
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 626
Weight: 2.00
Height: 1.39 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
John Donne writes at the edge of the soul, where desire meets dread and faith answers back. A voice that still burns. Volume I of these Works (1621-1631) gathers Donne at his most various: love and sacred poetry in the metaphysical mode, and an Anglican sermons collection shaped by the pressures of a Jacobean London church. Read for the quick turns of mind, the hard-won tenderness, and the mortality and salvation themes that thread through devotional prose and sermons. The accompanying memoir situates the poet-preacher within seventeenth century England, illuminating the career that made him Dean of St Paul's and a defining figure among the metaphysical poets classics. Here are the arguments of a mind trained in law, tested by court and continent, and steadied by pastoral duty. The sermons show his command of Scripture and rhetoric, turning public questions into intimate examination; the poems match that force with sensuous imagery and intellectual daring. For collectors, it is a substantial collected works volume; for students, an early modern research source that supports English literature coursework with primary texts central to the canon. If you are drawn to a metaphysical poetry anthology, or come as one of the devoted George Herbert readers tracing shared cadences of faith and argument, Donne's pages reward slow reading and urgent rereading. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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