Selected Poems (Oxford Student Texts) - Softcover

Donne, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198319509 ISBN 13: 9780198319504

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This selection of John Donne's poetry presents his most vivid and accessible work and is split into three main sections: Songs and Sonnets, Elegies, and Religious Poetry.

The selection is accompanied by illustrations from the Seventeenth century which highlight the major themes of the poems.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Bloomsbury Poetry Classics are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical or explanatory apparatus. This can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and convenient. The selections have been make by the distinguished poet, critic, and biographer Ian Hamilton.

About the Author:

John Donne (1572-1631) was a Jacobean poet and preacher, the representative of the so-called metaphysical poets of the period, though the term itself came after his death. His works include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and sermons.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0198319509
• ISBN 13: 9780198319504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Gill Richard