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Corona, La (The Cycle of 'The Crown')
| Content Provider | Librivox |
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| Author | Donne, John |
| Abstract | John Donne was an English Jacobean preacher, sometime lawyer, later in life a Member of Parliament and Royal Chaplain. Marrying for love against the wishes of his influential father-in-law; Donne's career was cast into shadow: forcing him to support his wife, Anne, as best he might under a specter of unforgiving penury. Despite such hardships - perhaps because of them - Donne's writings demonstrate a mastery of poetry layered with metaphysical meaning and mystery: which continues to delight and challenge modern-day readers. Donne's "divine poems" - the focus of this collection - present profound theological insights using absorbing allegories and beautiful imagery. At the end of Donne's life - as his health deteriorated under illnesses of increasing severity - his poetry served him as: distraction, consolation, and even "public confession". With them, Donne cheerfully but soberly faces the limits of his own mortality: and contemplates the mysteries that lie beyond the grave. (Introduction by Godsend) |
| Related Links | http://www.archive.org/details/poemsofjohndonne01donn http://www.archive.org/details/selectionofdivinepoems_gdsd_1004_librivox |
| File Format | MP2 / MPA / MP3 |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | A Selection of Divine Poems |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | single author poetry |
| Alternative Title | A Selection of Divine Poems - Corona, La (The Cycle of 'The Crown') |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |
