John Donne - Carey John
John Donne - Carey John 'Donne is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English literary critics. This book is sensitive,…
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John Donne - Carey John
'Donne is perhaps the most intellectual of English poets, and John Carey is perhaps the most intelligent of contemporary English literary critics. This book is sensitive, searching, powerful, exciting, provocative and witty. The encounter, as one might expect, is fierce and enthralling...
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. It is a superb achievement.' Christopher Hill, "TLS" "" "John Donne: Life, Mind and Art" is a unique attempt to see Donne whole. 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