John Donne

Author: Phillip Mallett
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780582414655
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
Key Features: Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes and techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical and literary background Modern and historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms

Selected Poems: Donne

Author: John Donne
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141964820
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne (1572-1631) was also among the most intriguing figures of the Elizabethan age. A sensualist who composed erotic and playful love poetry in his youth, he was raised a Catholic but later became one of the most admired Protestant preachers of his time. The Selected Poems reflects this wide diversity, and includes his youthful Songs and Sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly moving Divine Poems composed towards the end of his life. From joyful poems such as 'The Flea', which transforms the image of a louse into something marvellous, to the intimate and intense Holy Sonnets, Donne breathed new vigour into poetry by drawing lucid and often startling metaphors from the world in which he lived. His poems remain among the most passionate, profound and spiritual in the English language.

Selected Poetry

Author: John Donne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192834904
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
John Donne (1572-1631) is perhaps the most important poet of the seventeenth century. In his day it seemed to his admirers that Donne had changed the literary universe, and he is now widely regarded as the founder of the metaphysical `school'. Donne's poetry is highly distinctive and individual, adopting a multitude of rhythms, images, forms, and personae, from irresistible seducer to devout believer. His greatness stems from the subtleties and ambivalences of tone that convey his remarkably modern awareness of the instability of the self. This collection of Donne's verse is chosen from the Oxford Authors critical edition of his major works. It includes a wide selection from his secular and divine poems, such as the rebellious and libertine satires and love elegies, the virtuoso Songs and Sonnets, and the desperate, passionate Holy Sonnets. John Carey's introduction and extensive notes provide valuable insights into Donne's poetic genius.

John Donne

Author: John Donne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Selection of 73 poems by the English metaphysical poet: "The Good Morrow," "The Canonization," "The Relic," "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," "To His Mistress Going to Bed," "Death Be Not Proud," more. Note.

A/AS Level English Language and Literature for AQA Student Book

Author: Marcello Giovanelli
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107465664
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications. Endorsed for the AQA A/AS Level English Language and Literature specification for first teaching from 2015, this print Student Book offers stretch opportunities for the more able and additional scaffolding for those who need it. Providing full coverage of the specification, the unique three-part structure bridges the gap between GCSE and A Level and develops students' understanding of descriptive linguistics and literary and non-literary stylistics, together with support for the revised coursework component and new textual intervention task. An enhanced digital edition and free Teacher's Resource are also available.

Selected poems of John Donne. Edited with an introduction, notes, and commentary by James Reeves. (Reprinted.).

Author: John Donne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description

John Donne Selected Poems in Context: a Study Guide for a Level

Author: T. Kenney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781973141433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
John Donne Selected Poems in Context: A Study Guide There is much in Donne's poetry to engage the modern student. His comparisons can be novel and shocking, while the manipulation of diction and form to create the dramatic context of a heated argument speaks to the reader in a direct and forceful way. His outrageous treatment of human psychology, love and religion encourages debate and personal response. Students may not always agree with his ironic and cynical view of love, but they should find much to appreciate in the metaphysical style.John Donne Selected Poems in Context supports the reader in building insight and understanding of Donne's poetic style, themes and concerns. It will support students in extending their knowledge and engaging with the Selected Poems. The guide provides detailed analysis of a diverse range of poems, including a number of Songs, Elegies, Valedictions, Holy Sonnets and Hymns. Students can appreciate interpretations of the text and develop their own critical thinking. Throughout the guide, there is a focus on the critical and cultural perspectives informing Donne's work. Extended discussion of the writer's life and work, and an outline of major critical views, places the text within the wider contexts of reception and production. This guide offers students and general readers alike an account of the ways in which works have been received by academics, critical reviewers and the public. The study guide will help you to explore: *Detailed literary analysis of more than 30 of the Selected Poems. *The significance and influence of wider critical and cultural contexts*Donne's turbulent times*Critical reception through time*Donne's presentation of women*Sin and self: The gendered soul*Anatomy and Alchemy: Allusions in the Selected Poems*Death and the divine

Selected Poems of John Donne

Author: John Donne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description

John Donne

Author: John Donne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description

The Collected Poems of John Donne

Author: John Donne
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853264009
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
John Donne's poetry is marked by a scientific colloquial directness and a complex, even tortured, intelligence. It falls into two classes. There is the early ironic and erotic poetry that contains some of the finest English love poetry and also his later, religious poetry.