Selected Poetry (Poetry Library) by. John Donne (Contributor), John Hayward. · Rating details · ratings · 19 reviews. John Donne is very much a poet for our time. Although his reputation has suffered periodic eclipses, it has increased steadily since the publication in of POEMS BY J.D. WITH ELEGIES ON THE AUTHOR'S DEATH. This century, however, has been remarkable for the 4/5. This collection of Donne's verse includes a wide selection from both his secular and divine poems, including such well-known poems as "Air and Angels," "The Flea," the /5(10). John Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons/5.
Showcasing the creative power of one of the most outstanding English Metaphysical Poets, the Penguin Classics edition of John Donne's Selected Poems includes an introduction and notes by Ilona Bell. Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne was also among the most intriguing figures of the Renaissance. John Donne was an English scholar, poet, soldier and secretary born into a Catholic family, a remnant of the Catholic Revival, who reluctantly became a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. Selected Poetry (Poetry Library) John Donne is very much a poet for our time. Although his reputation has suffered periodic eclipses, it has increased steadily since the publication in of POEMS BY J.D. WITH ELEGIES ON THE AUTHOR'S DEATH. This century, however, has been remarkable for the broadening and deepening of interest in his work.
Some profoundly written poems of John Donne have been selected to explore the metaphysical realities as such as: “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” the best example for. Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee . Just as Donne’s love poems are filled with religious imagery, so his holy sonnets are intensely romantic, even erotic. In this poem, one of his most celebrated holy poems, death is personified as a male braggart, like a soldier boasting of all the men he’s slain. John Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons.
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