Overview
Whether sharing his anxieties about writing, consoling bereaved friends, complaining about the meanness of a patron, or defending himself against malicious gossip, John Donne reveals himself in these letters with a directness that can be found nowhere else in his writings. The 95 included letters, dating from the late 1590s until a short time before Donne's death, constitute approximately half of his surviving correspondence and are addressed to a variety of recipients, revealing his role as not only a poet but as a father, son, husband, friend, suitor, courtier, and pastor. Although what the letters reveal is far from edifying, they corroborate the impression created by Donne's better-known writings that he was one of the most remarkable figures the English Renaissance produced.
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- ISBN-13: 9781857545616
- ISBN-10: 1857545613
- Publisher: Carcanet Press
- Publish Date: July 2006
- Dimensions: 8.58 x 5.38 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.34 pounds
- Page Count: 134
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