John Donne: In the Shadow of Religion - Couverture rigide

Hadfield, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1789143934 ISBN 13 : 9781789143935

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2021

Synopsis

'Hadfield evidently has wide knowledge of the period' - John Carey, Sunday Times

'an effective . . . introduction to Donne for the general reader, and is praiseworthy for its focus on religion as a formative and crucial element in Donne’s life' - Peter Davidson, The Heythrop Journal

John Donne: In the Shadow of Religion explores the life of one of the most significant figures of the English Renaissance. The book not only provides an overview of Donne's life and work, but connects his writing and thinking to the ideas, institutions and networks that influenced him.<BR>The book shows how Donne's faith underpinned his career, from aspirational courtier to phenomenally successful clergyman and preacher, when he became dean of St Paul's Cathedral. Donne emerges as a figure obsessed with himself, tormented by the fear that his transgressions may have condemned him to eternal damnation.<BR>This fine new account uses Donne's correspondence, writing and poetry to give a rounded portrait of a bold, experimental thinker, who was never afraid of taking risks that few others would have countenanced.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Hadfield is Professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of a number of works on early modern literature and culture, including Lying in Early Modern Culture (2017), Edmund Spenser: A Life (2012) and Shakespeare and Republicanism (2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1789143934
• ISBN 13: 9781789143935
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible