1st Edition

Donne's Religious Writing A Discourse of Feigned Devotion

By P.M. Oliver Copyright 1997
    302 Pages
    by Routledge

    302 Pages
    by Routledge

    This, the first book to focus solely on Donne's religious writing, also places his work in a literary context and attempts to reach a more realistic assessment of its originality than has been possible hitherto. The prose works that are examined in detail include the controversial treatises Bianthanatos and Pseudo-Martyr, the satirical Ignatius His Conclave, the much-quoted Essays and Devotions and, of course, Donne's sermons.



    Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: The two Donnes. Chapter 1: From Catholic to Protestant Chapter 2: The individual and the state.Satire III.'The Cross' Chapter 3: The art of devotion.'A Litany'.La Corona Chapter 4: Sighs and tears: the Holy Sonnets Chapter 5: The originality of the Holy Sonnets Chapter 6: Tracts for the times. Biathanatos.Pseudo-Martyr.Ignatius His Conclave.Essays in Divinity Chapter 7: Revelations of self Chapter 8: The art of death Chapter 9: Recollections of the player-preacher Bibliography Index

    Biography

    P. M. Oliver