John Donne

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greetings. i was just hoping if you could tell me the title of the book of john donne used in the movie "WIT". it stated "Divine Poems" but i couldn't find it on our major bookstores.

your consideration to this matter would be highly appreciated.

thank you.

>>By fox   (Saturday, 25 Jan 2003 12:56)



hello.
who can tell me where i can download donne's complete poems?
thank you.
rosebud

>>By rosebud   (Friday, 4 Apr 2003 07:57)



Fox: I've never heard of the movie "WIT," but I'll try to help.

During his lifetime, Donne never had published what you and I would think of as a book. He began his life as a swinging playboy kind of guy, then found God and became a preacher--a very good preacher at that. He wrote poetry the entire time, both as a playboy and as a preacher. His playboy poems and his preacher poems are categorized by themes, pretty much--there are "Songs and Sonnets," "Letters to Severall Personages," "Epicedes and Obsequies," and others. One category among the others is Donne's "Divine Poems," which he wrote toward the end of his life (1572-1631).

>>By Uisgea   (Saturday, 7 Jun 2008 06:00)



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