by John Donne · Oxford University Press España, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192824998
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«Selected Poetry» is the poetry anthology by John Donne, published by Oxford University Press in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Anthology bringing together a wide selection of the secular and divine poetry of John Donne, one of the great English poets of the seventeenth century and a key figure of metaphysical poetry. Includes poems such as «The Flea», «Air and Angels» and the «Holy Sonnets», with notes and an introduction by John Carey that contextualize his life and work.
1996 edition from the Oxford World's Classics series, with introduction and notes by John Carey. Recommended reading age: 16 and up.
Aimed at students of English literature and readers interested in the Baroque lyric of the seventeenth century.
John Donne was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621–1631). He is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires. He is also known for his sermons.
