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John Donne : a literary life /

John Donne's individuality has been heavily stressed in the twentieth century. This book recognises the individuality of Donne's writing, but aims to relate this to the particular circumstances of his life and to the pressures of the period in which Donne lived

Bibliographic Details
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1989.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface - 1572-1601: Biographical Outline; Aspiration; the Pattern Revolved; Satire and Environment; Poems and Women - 1601-1615: Biographical Outline; Aspiration and Frustration; Towards Ordination; Writings: Survey and Milieu; Poems and Women; Poems and God - 1615- 1632: Biographical Outline; Donne and Preaching; Doctrine; Sermons as Product; Depression and Death - Notes - An Appendix on Criticism of Donne's Writings - Bibliography - Index