Selected Prose

by John Donne, Neil Rhodes (Editor)

This volume presents the complete "Paradoxes and Problems". It also offers a substantial selection from the "Sermons", including the complete sermon "On the King's Sickness" and others. Other selections will be taken from "Devotions" including the complete sequence of "Meditations".

Genres: Poetry, Theology

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

John Donne was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to that of his contemporaries.

Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Reviews

[Robert Muir · Rating 2 out of 5]

You definitely need to be devout to get through this one.