John Donne was one of England's greatest writers of Poetry and Prose, and the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works have grown in prominence throughout the 20th Century and are now held in very high esteem.
John Donne was one of England's greatest writers of Poetry and Prose, and the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works have grown in prominence throughout the 20th Century and are now held in very high esteem.His poetry is noted for it's vibrant language and imaginative metaphors, with an ironic and abrupt style that was at odds with the contemporary Elizabethan style.
His poetry is noted for it's vibrant language and imaginative metaphors, with an ironic and abrupt style that was at odds with the contemporary Elizabethan style.This huge volume has been carefully researched, edited, compiled and formatted, for excellent navigation and reading pleasure.
This huge volume has been carefully researched, edited, compiled and formatted, for excellent navigation and reading pleasure.The works contained in this volume are:
The works contained in this volume are:
POETRY COLLECTIONS:
- Songs and Sonnets
- Songs and Sonnets- Elegies
- Elegies- Divine Poems
- Divine Poems- Holy Sonnets
- Holy Sonnets- Other Divine Poems
- Other Divine Poems- Satires
- Satires- Marriage Songs
- Marriage Songs- Verse Letters
- Verse Letters- Epicedes and Obsequies
- Epicedes and Obsequies- Epigrams
- Epigrams- Infinitati Sacrum
- Infinitati Sacrum- The Anniversaries
- The Anniversaries- Latin Poems
- Latin Poems
PROSE:
- Biathanos
- Biathanos- Ignatius in His Conclave
- Ignatius in His Conclave- Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions
- Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions- Paradoxes
- Paradoxes- Problems
- Problems
LETTERS:
- Correspondence
- CorrespondencePublished January 22nd 2016 by Bybliotech

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.... Show more