'Donne is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and
John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English
literary critics. The encounter, as one might expect, is fierce and
enthralling... This book is sensitive, searching, powerful,
exciting, provocative and witty. It is a superb achievement.'
Christopher Hill, "TLS"
""
"John Donne: Life, Mind and Art" is a unique attempt to see
Donne whole. Beginning with an account of his life, it takes as its
domain not only the whole range of the poetry, but also the
sermons, the letters, the spiritual and controversial works, and
such highly personal documents as the treatise on suicide. The
result is a clearer picture than has hitherto emerged of one of the
most intricate and compelling of literary personalities.
'The one book we have needed all along... A magnificent exercise
in reappraisal. I have never read a critical work which reaches as
deeply inside the mind of its subject.' Jonathan Raban, "Sunday
Times"
""
'Carey's book is itself alive with the kind of energy it
attributes to Donne.' Christopher Ricks, "London Review of
Books"
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