Project Gutenberg 2015-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 907 Donne, John 1572 1631 Donn, John Done, John Grierson, Herbert John Clifford, Sir 1866 1960 Grierson, H. J. C. (Herbert John Clifford), Sir Grierson, Sir Herbert John Clifford The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) Edited from the Old Editions and Numerous Manuscripts Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek, Stephen Rowland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2)" by John Donne is a collection of poetry published in the early 17th century. This volume features a comprehensive compilation of Donne's works alongside extensive commentaries and annotations by Herbert J. C. Grierson, aimed at illuminating the complexities of Donne's metaphysical poetry. The poems within this volume grapple with themes of love, spirituality, and philosophical inquiry, showcasing Donne's unique stylistic approach that blends personal emotion with intellectual depth. The opening of this collection provides not only an introduction to the anthology but also explains Grierson's motivations for curating this edition. He recounts how his teaching experiences revealed students’ struggles with Donne’s language and themes, prompting him to create clearer interpretations based on meticulous collation of various editions and manuscripts. Moreover, Grierson discusses the importance of the 1633 edition as a primary source and highlights the rich historical context of Donne's work, ensuring that readers will have a deep understanding of the poetic landscape while engaging with the texts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 1481399 1481379 2024-09-20T10:16:31.631989 2023-09-21T06:58:48.044718 text/html text/html 1488789 2020-02-02T09:55:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 1667875 2020-02-02T09:56:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1815674 2024-09-20T10:17:26.024739 application/epub+zip 1827340 2024-09-20T10:16:41.897943 application/epub+zip 537084 2024-09-20T10:16:36.408988 application/epub+zip 2527303 2024-09-20T10:17:49.224716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2492571 2024-09-20T10:17:19.090887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1218664 2022-09-22T06:15:29.832849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1026660 1026531 2024-09-20T10:16:18.401555 2023-09-21T06:58:36.032636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1026665 2020-02-02T09:55:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 368456 2020-02-02T09:56:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18774 2024-09-20T10:17:50.483631 application/rdf+xml 18895 2024-09-20T10:16:36.995956 image/jpeg 2854 2024-09-20T10:16:36.713954 image/jpeg 1682734 2024-09-20T10:16:31.770988 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia