A John Donne Companion - Softcover

This paperback makes available for the first time a volume previously only existing in hardbound format. It provides for the reader of John Donne a reference and resource volume similar to the companions, dictionaries, guides, and handbooks existing on several other major writers. Although there are brief sections on his life and on previous studies of his works, the heart of this book, both in size and importance, is the "Donne Dictionary." Here are close readings and interpretations of Donne's most important and famous poems and prose passages. Additionally, there are explanations of persons, places, allusions, words, phrases, ideas, and concepts central to understanding Donne and his works. Anyone studying or simply reading Donne should benefit from all the helps found in this book.