John Donne
John Donne(Author)
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 1. June 1998
Audio
Audio cassette
978-1-85998-693-6 (ISBN)
Description
Read by Vanessa and Corin Redgrave, this is a selection of the works of John Donne. It is part of a series in which contemporary actors recite works by celebrated poets.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Dimensions
Height: 136 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Duration
Dauer: 80 min
Weight
125 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85998-693-6 (9781859986936)
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John Donne was Educated at Oxford and Cambridge, he studied law in London, and in 1598 became secretary to Thomas Egerton keeper of the Great Seal. His career prospects were excellent, but his secret marriage to the Lord Keeper's niece had him dismissed and cast into prison. Originally a Catholic, he then joined the established Church, eventually taking Orders. He was made dean of St Paul's, where his sermons were extremely popular. His creative years fall into three periods. The first was a time of passion and cynicism, as seen in his Elegies and Songs and Sonnets. The second, from his marriage to his ordination, was a period of anguished meditation and flattery of the great, as seen in his anniversaries and funeral poems. His third includes sonnets and hymns.