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The Collected Poems of John Donne
400 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2012
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John Donne
894 books710 followersJohn 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. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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The Collected Poems of John Donne was written within the life time of John Donne (1572 - 1631) and covers a few different types of poetry styles such as 'songs and sonnets' 'epigrams' 'elegies' 'heroic epistle' 'satires' 'poems' and 'letters' among others.
Though it is shorter in length compared to other poetry collections in the Wordsworth Poetry Library, the outdated spelling makes progress quite slow.
Though it is shorter in length compared to other poetry collections in the Wordsworth Poetry Library, the outdated spelling makes progress quite slow.
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