Returning to John Donne

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Returning to John Donne by Achsah Guibbory, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Achsah Guibbory ISBN: 9781317063810
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 23, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Achsah Guibbory
ISBN: 9781317063810
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 23, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Collected in this volume are Achsah Guibbory’s most important and frequently cited essays on Donne, which, taken together, present her distinctive and evolving vision of the poet. The book includes an original, substantive introduction as well as new essays on the Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, the Songs and Sonnets, and the subject of Donne and toleration. Over the course of her career, Guibbory has asked different questions about Donne but has always been concerned with recovering multiple historical and cultural contexts and locating Donne’s writing in relation to them. In the essays here, she reads Donne within various contexts: the early modern thinking about time and history; religious attitudes towards sexuality; the politics of early modern England; religious conflicts within the church. While her approach has always been historicist, she has also foregrounded Donne’s distinctiveness, showing how (and why) he continues to speak powerfully to us now. Presented together here, with reflections on the trajectory of her engagement with Donne, Achsah Guibbory illuminates Donne’s understanding that erotic, spiritual, and political issues are often intertwined, and reveals how this understanding resonates in our own times.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Collected in this volume are Achsah Guibbory’s most important and frequently cited essays on Donne, which, taken together, present her distinctive and evolving vision of the poet. The book includes an original, substantive introduction as well as new essays on the Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, the Songs and Sonnets, and the subject of Donne and toleration. Over the course of her career, Guibbory has asked different questions about Donne but has always been concerned with recovering multiple historical and cultural contexts and locating Donne’s writing in relation to them. In the essays here, she reads Donne within various contexts: the early modern thinking about time and history; religious attitudes towards sexuality; the politics of early modern England; religious conflicts within the church. While her approach has always been historicist, she has also foregrounded Donne’s distinctiveness, showing how (and why) he continues to speak powerfully to us now. Presented together here, with reflections on the trajectory of her engagement with Donne, Achsah Guibbory illuminates Donne’s understanding that erotic, spiritual, and political issues are often intertwined, and reveals how this understanding resonates in our own times.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Borderline Welfare by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Handbook of Human and Social Conditions in Assessment by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Learning Disabilities by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Egan's Skilled Helper Model by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Irony, Satire, Parody and the Grotesque in the Music of Shostakovich by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Rewarding Performance by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Fearless Editing by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Primary School Management: Learning from Experience by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Silent Racism by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Theories of Local Economic Development by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Evolutionary and Neurocognitive Approaches to Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book The Routledge International Handbook of Young Children's Thinking and Understanding by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Managing Aviation Projects from Concept to Completion by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book The Badlands of Modernity by Achsah Guibbory
Cover of the book Ethno-ornithology by Achsah Guibbory
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy