LoginSelected Letters: John Donne (Anglican Classics)
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Whether sharing his anxieties about writing, consoling bereaved friends, complaining about the meanness of a patron, or defending himself against malicious gossip, John Donne reveals himself in these letters with a directness that can be found nowhere else in his writings. The 95 included letters, dating from the late 1590s until a short time before Donne's death, constitute approximately half of his surviving correspondence and are addressed to a variety of recipients, revealing his role as not only a poet but as a father, son, husband, friend, suitor, courtier, and pastor. Although what the letters reveal is far from edifying,
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Manufacturer: Carcanet Press Ltd.
Release date: 1 July 2006
ISBN-10 : 1857545613 | ISBN-13: 9781857545616
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Release date: 1 July 2006
ISBN-10 : 1857545613 | ISBN-13: 9781857545616
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