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Poetry 5 1 /16 x 7 3 /4 544 pp.
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On sale: 1/29/2013
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A new collection of John Donne’s verse,
from the witty conceit of “The Flea” to
the intense spirituality of his Divine Poems
Collected Poetry
John Donne
Edited by Christopher Ricks
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 Elizabethan
Age. 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. Reflecting
this wide diversity, Collected Poetry includes his youthful songs
and sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly
moving Divine Poems composed toward the end of his life. From
joyful works such as “The Flea,” which transforms the image of a
louse into something marvelous, to the intimate and intense Holy
Sonnets, Donne breathed new vigor into poetry by drawing startling
metaphors from the world in which he lived.
n A landmark new edition that includes updated Donne scholarship
from two renowned Elizabethan scholars
n Penguin’s previous edition of Donne’s collected poetry has sold
more than 180,000 copies worldwide
John donne (1572–1631) was an English poet, satirist,
lawyer, and priest famous for his spellbinding sermons.
ChRistoPheR RiCks is the William M. and Sara B. Warren
Professor of the Humanities and codirector of the Editorial Institute at
Boston University.
ilonA Bell is a professor of English literature at Williams
College, Massachusetts. She has published widely on Renaissance
literature and is the author of several books on Donne, his courtship,
and his love poetry.
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