John Donne's performances : sermons, poems, letters and devotions /
Ever since their rediscovery in the 1920s, John Donne's writings have been praised for their energy, vigour and drama - yet so far, no attempt has been made to approach and define systematically these major characteristics of his work. Drawing on J.L. Austin's speech act theory, Margret Fe...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: beginning Donne
- 1. Pulpit performances: sermons
- 2. Promethean and protean performances: worldly poems
- 3. Passionate performances: poems erotic and divine
- 4. Patronage performances: letters
- 5. (Inter)Personal performances: Devotions
- Conclusion: being Don(n)e.