John Donne, John Donne
John Donne, John Donne
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John Donne

Author: John Donne

Narrator: Geoffrey Whitehead, andWill Keen

Unabridged: 1 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 06/01/2010

Synopsis

Sophisticated wit and intense emotion, religious fervour and erotic sensuality, delight in life’s pleasures and fascination with death, are all to be found in the paradoxical poetry of John Donne. One of the foremost metaphysical poets, Donne’s ingenious metaphors and inspired use of language has earned him affection and reverence in near equal measure to Shakespeare. This collection of his finest poetry showcases the diverse range of his work, and includes Death Be Not Proud, A Hymn to God the Father, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Go Catch a Falling Star, The Flea and To His Mistress Going to Bed.

About John Donne

John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet, satirist,
philosopher, and chaplain who is considered a founder of the Metaphysical Poets,
a group of writers characterized by their ability to coax new perspective
through paradoxical images, inventive syntax, and imagery from art, philosophy,
and religion using an extended metaphor known as a conceit. Donne’s works are
notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry,
religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires, and
sermons. He is firmly established as one of the greatest poets in the English
language, strongly influencing writers of the seventeenth century. He died in
1631 and was buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ValeReads

I'm not good at comprehending poetry, but it's a muscle I occasionally feel I should exercise a bit more. When I do, I figure going to the poets I already know I love (in my feeble way) is the most likely path to success. Hence this little volume of Donne. What a gift he had! I may not see all the m......more

Goodreads review by Alicia

The poems are full of unexpected metaphors, original imagery, and startling paradoxes. Donne creates poems detailing ideal love. I really enjoyed reading poems he wrote during a time of forced separation from his lover instructing her not to mourn during their time apart. His love poems are said to be......more

Goodreads review by Sabrina

4 / 5 stars "Wee can dye by it, if not live by love, And if unfit for tombes and hearse Our legend bee, it will be fit for verse" - Donne, "The Canonization" John Donne is quite the character. Although not my all-time favourite poet and writer, he does bring readers to a state of melancholic happiness......more

Goodreads review by Lexi

Definitely need to read more stuff by this looney toon. In an age of so much rote cynicism about existence this book is genuinely refreshing, bracing, and sends the mind whirling with new thoughts!......more

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