John Donne's performances : sermons, poems, letters and devotions / Marget Fetzer.

By:

Fetzer, Margret [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781847792969
9781781700051

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

PR2248 .J646 2010

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Contents:

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.

Subject: 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 Fetzer's comparative reading of Donne's poetry and prose eschews questions of personal or religious sincerity and instead recreates an image of John Donne as a man of many performances. No matter if engaged in the writing of a sermon or a piece of erotic poetry, Donne placed enormous trust in what words could.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	PR2248 .48 2010eb (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn818847534

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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 Fetzer's comparative reading of Donne's poetry and prose eschews questions of personal or religious sincerity and instead recreates an image of John Donne as a man of many performances. No matter if engaged in the writing of a sermon or a piece of erotic poetry, Donne placed enormous trust in what words could.

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