{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-author-john-donne-paperback-softback-9781119844679","title":"The Life of the Author: John Donne (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119844679","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of the Author: John Donne\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTom Cain (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119844679, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing and original discussion of John Donne's work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Donne's voice can seem deceptively modern, yet his work demands contextual reading within early modern culture. \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Author: John Donne \u003c\/i\u003epresents Donne’s life and work as closely integrated, offering searching analysis of poetry and prose without reducing them to autobiography. Written by Emeritus Professor Tom Cain, a distinguished editor of seventeenth-century texts, this study reinterprets neglected documents and biographical details to shed new light on John Donne’s body of work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis study recovers overlooked evidence including the ramifications of Donne's brother Henry's death and a reinterpretation of the marriage settlement from his father-in-law, which Cain argues was more generous than scholars have assumed. The book also provides a detailed description of Anne Donne's death in 1617, and traces her presence in Donne’s subsequent poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will find:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eClose analysis situating Donne's poetry and prose within early modern culture, while avoiding reductive autobiographical readings of the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFresh perspectives on Donne's lifelong conflict with mortality, culminating in his preoccupation with bodily resurrection alongside the soul\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed examination of Donne's emotional state surrounding his wife Anne's death and her continuing presence throughout his later poetry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew biographical details and reassessments of neglected archival information that reshape the understanding of Donne's personal and professional circumstances\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for readers at all levels of engagement, from undergraduates encountering John Donne for the first time, to scholars seeking fresh perspectives, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Author: John Donne\u003c\/i\u003e offers a distinctive integration of biography and literary analysis that illuminates both the man and his enduring poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTexts and Abbreviations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Abbreviations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Family and Childhood 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Education \u0026amp; Early Travels 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Move Away from Rome, the Inns of Court and Early Poems 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Elegies, Satires and Early Lyrics 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Portrait and Volunteer 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Secretary to the Lord Keeper 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Anne More: Courtship, Marriage and Its Aftermath 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Later Love Poems and Travel 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Mitcham: Dowry, Married Love and Sex 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Religious Poetry and Prose 1607–1611 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Anniversaries, Good Friday and the Decision to Enter the Church 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 ‘A Preacher in Earnest’: Anne’s Death and the Doncaster Embassy 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Dean of St Paul’s, Devotions, Death and Resurrection 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biography: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20general%20%5BBG%5D%22\"\u003eBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470070935832,"sku":"9781119844679","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119844679.jpg?v=1785631240","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-the-author-john-donne-paperback-softback-9781119844679","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}