A reimagining of Devotions upon Emergent Occasions as an original treatment of human life shaped by innovations in seventeenth-century science and medicine.

In 1624, poet and preacher John Donne published…

Provides an introduction to the work of John Donne. This study, of one of the most popular and enduring English Renaissance writers, aims to provide an overview of Donne’s work…

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Born in 1572 in London England, John Donne was an English Jacobean poet of exceptional skill, whose poetry was known for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor. While…

This book looks at the range of John Donne’s poetic output, from the erotic to the divine, from satires to sonnets. Through analysis of a large number of individual poems…

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…

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…

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…