Delphi Complete Works of John Donne (Illustrated)

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The leading poet of the Metaphysical school, John Donne is often considered the greatest love poet of the English language. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style, including sonnets, love poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs and satires. Donne is also noted for his religious verse and treatises and for his sermons, which rank among the finest examples of the seventeenth century. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents the complete works of John Donne, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Donne’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major works * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * The complete prose, with rare texts like 'Essays in Divinity' and 'Biathanatos', appearing for the first time in digital print * Includes Donne’s letters –explore the poet’s personal correspondence * Features four biographies, including Izaak Walton’s famous contemporary memoir * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with the complete Prose, corrected texts, more images and Leslie Stephen’s biography CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections Songs and Sonnets (1607-1635) Elegies (1607-1635) Divine Poems (1607) Holy Sonnets (1610) Other Divine Poems (c. 1610) Satires (1650) Marriage Songs (1652) Verse Letters (1652) Epicedes and Obsequies (1652) Epigrams (1652) Infinitati Sacrum (1652) The Anniversaries (1652) Latin Poems (1652) Doubtful Verses The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Prose Biathanatos (1608) Pseudo-Martyr (1610) Ignatius His Conclave (1611) Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (1624) Death’s Duel (1630) Essays in Divinity (1651) Paradoxes (1652) Problems (1652) The Letters List of Letters The Biographies The Life of Dr. John Donne (1640) by Izaak Walton John Donne (1898) by Leslie Stephen John Donne (1916) by Arthur Symons John Donne (1920) by Robert Lynd