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John donne complete poems5/14/2023 ![]() ![]() This organisation reproduces the manner in which Donne's original readers first encountered the poems in the various manuscripts of his elegies and satires that circulated in Donne's lifetime. The Longman Annotated English Poets series traditionally aims to present poems in chronological order in this edition, however, the principle has been observed only within generic sections. This edition aims to present the text of all his known poems, from the epigrams, songs and satires written for fellow young men about town, to the more mature verse-epistles and memorial elegies written for his patrons. Donne's output is tremendously varied in style and form and demonstrates his ability to exercise his rhetorical capabilities according to context and occasion. The Poems of John Donne is one volume paperback edition of the poems of John Donne (1572-1631) based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of his work from composition to circulation and reception. This edition aims to present the text of all his known poems, from the epigrams, songs and satires written for fellow young me. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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