John Donne

by Stevie Davies

Dr Davies' stimulating study covers the full range of Donne's poetry, from the early satires and elegies to the Songs and Sonnets and Divine Poems, and includes thoughtful analysis of parts of his memorable sermons. Questioning the traditional critical approach which relates the writer's life and work, she emphasises instead the Renaissance scepticism which brought all belief - including the concept of the "self" - into doubt. Close,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746307381
• ISBN13: 9780746307380
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.5"