Selected Letters, 9781857545616
Paperback
Whether sharing his anxieties about his writing, consoling bereaved friends, complaining about the meanness of a patron or defending himself against malicious gossip, John Donne reveals himself in his letters.

Selected Letters

$35.45

  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2002

Check Delivery Options

Summary

The 95 letters printed here in there entirety - dating from the late 1590s until a short time before Donne’s death - constitute approximately half of his surviving correspondence. Addressed to a variety of recipients, they present the author of some of the most enduringly popular English verse as father, son, husband, friend, suitor, courtier and pastor. Although what the letters reveal of Donne is far from edifying, they corroborate the impression created by his better-known writings that he…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781857545616
ISBN-10:1857545613
Author:John Donne
Publisher:Carcanet Press Ltd
Imprint:Fyfield Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:25 April 2002
Weight:154g
Dimensions:8mm x 137mm x 218mm
Series:Fyfield Books
About The Author

John Donne

John Donne was one of the most influential poets of the English Renaissance. P. M. Oliver is the author of “Donne’s Religious Writing.”

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.