John Donne's Poetry by Wilbur Sanders

John Donne's Poetry by Wilbur Sanders

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Summary

Dr Sanders's examination of John Donne proceeds from a disinterested wish to to find what is admirable, but not to lose sight of common-sense judgements exemplified in the past by Johnson. The analysis transcends questions of whether Donne's poetry was fashionable at the time of this book's first publication in 1975.

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John Donne's Poetry by Wilbur Sanders

In this 1975 text, Dr Sanders approaches John Donne, beginnings with his arresting voice; individual and often puzzling. He asks of the live poetry and religious poetry alike, where is Donne speaking his own voice, when is he adopting a persona, what is the effect of his irony? And, he goes on, what affects us as true and fine when is Donne the prey of his own manner and self-irony; when is he conventionally amorous, cynical or pious? From this consideration Dr Sanders returns with a central body of poems which he considers great and unique. Many readers of Donne ask themselves uncomfortably whether their admiration is merely fashionable, or their dissatisfaction merely a reaction against fashion. Dr Sanders's calm examination proceeds from a disinterested wish to to find what is admirable, but not to lose sight of common-sense judgements exemplified in the past by Johnson.
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ISBN 13 9780521099097
ISBN 10 0521099099
Title John Donne's Poetry
Author Wilbur Sanders
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1975-01-23
Number of pages 170
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