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Author Meakin, H. L

Title John Donne's articulations of the feminine / H.L. Meakin
Published Oxford : Clarendon, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages)
Series Oxford English monographs
Oxford English monographs.
Contents Donne's domestic muse: engendering poetry in the early verse letters -- 'The desire for the proximate': lesbian 'likenesse' in 'Sapho to Philaenis' -- 'The mother in the hungry grave': marriage, murder, and the maternal -- He sings the body electrum: re-membering Elizabeth Drury
Summary The Renaissance poet, John Donne, is known primarily for his Songs and Sonnets. This book examines some of his figurations of the feminine in his lesser known poetry and prose, allowing a deeper appreciation of his contribution to literature
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Donne, John, 1572-1631 -- Characters -- Women
SUBJECT Donne, John, 1572-1631. fast (OCoLC)fst00038120
Subject Feminism and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
Women and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century
Femininity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Femininity in literature.
Feminism and literature.
Sex role in literature.
Women and literature.
Women in literature.
England.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191674297
019167429X