The Poems of John Donne (Vol. I: The Text of the Poems with Appendixes; Vol II: Introduction and Commentary); John Donne: Selected Prose

A pleasing set offering the poems and prose of John Donne, including a volume of commentary by Herbert J. C. Grierson. Includes a first edition of 'John Donne: Selected Prose' and a later impression of 'The Poems of John Donne', printed from the sheets of the 1912 first edition and complete in two volumes.In the original cloth binding.Donne was an English poet, scholar and soldier who later became a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets, his poetical works including sonnets, love poems, religious poems, epigrams, songs and satires. He is also well-known for his sermons.His works are gathered and discussed here, including commentaries on his poems by Herbert J. Grierson, a Scottish literary scholar and critic, who specialised in metaphysical poets and viewed his work on Donne his magnum opus.'Selected Prose', chosen by English literary critic and scholar Evelyn Simpson, covers Donne's letters, sermons and various essays, paradoxes and proposed problems. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart indeed, with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. A couple minor marks to the boards. Residue from institutional check out cards to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor offsetting to the endpapers of 'Selected Prose'. Institutional ink impressions to the title pages of 'Poems' and to the verso of 'Prose' title page. Very Good Indeed.…