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Title: The Love Poems of John Donne

Author: John Donne

Narrator: Richard Burton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-10-10

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Classics, British Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Richard Burton here reads in a manner that truly does justice to the virtuosity to the love poems of Englands most outstanding Metaphysical poet, bending both meaning and sound to the service of the Metaphysical conceit.

Donne's poetry embraces a wide range of secular and religious subjects. He wrote cynical verse about inconstancy, poems about true love, Neoplatonic lyrics on the mystical union of lovers' souls and bodies, and brilliant satires and hymns depicting his own spiritual struggles. Whatever the subject, Donne's poems reveal the same characteristics that typified the work of the metaphysical poets: dazzling wordplay, often explicitly sexual; paradox; subtle argumentation; surprising contrasts; intricate psychological analysis; and striking imagery selected from non-traditional areas such as law, physiology, scholastic philosophy, and mathematics.

Expertly recited by Richard Burton, John Donnes love poetry stands as among England's greatest verse.

Members Reviews:

This is a keeper in my permanent collection of beloved books!

The selection of poems is a glimpse of poems written in all forms and for all centuries. This collection is for the reader who wants of taste of the love poems, and who wants to study and read more of them.

Three Stars

Average reading

Valentine from John Donne

John Donne's book of love poems was a Valentine gift to my husband. Is there a more charming way to spend winter evenings than by a fire warmed by Donne's poetry?! Witty, passionate, Donne always delights, especially when read aloud. My husband's favorite poem is "To His Mistress Going to Bed."

The only disappointment is the lovely book is not deckle-edged as advertised. But then, not all lovers or advertisers' promises are true.

Love Poems - English Language Classics

This is a book that I can "dip" into any time for inspiration and comfort, too.My late wife enjoyed poetry and so much of it evokes good memories for me. The classic poems from our language are included and I love them

Four Stars

wished I had someone to quote these lines of poetry.