Showcasing the creative power of one of the most outstanding
English Metaphysical Poets, the Penguin Classics edition of John
Donne's Selected Poems includes an introduction and notes by Ilona
Bell. Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets,
John Donne was also among the most intriguing figures of the
Renaissance. 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. Ilona Bell's introduction
considers Donne's life, faith and influence. This edition also
includes detailed notes and a further reading list. John Donne
(1572-1631) was born into a family of devout Catholics. He studied
at Oxford University, travelled on the continent, and then studied
law at Lincoln's Inn. In the early 1600s Donne became a Member of
Parliament and Justice of the Peace, obtaining temporary positions
and patronage from a number of aristocrats who are the subjects of
his poems. He was ordained as an Anglican minister in 1615, and in
1621 was made Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, a position he held
until his death. If you enjoyed Donne's Selected Poems, you might
enjoy John Milton's Paradise Lost, also available in Penguin
Classics.
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