Hymn to Life: A Study of Donne's "Holy Sonnets"

Author: Yan Kui
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: In the study of Donne both in China and abroad, this book is the first to approach The Progress of the Soul, Anniversaries, and The Second Anniversary as a complete epic trilogy, titled "The Soul Trilogy," for research. Through the study of the poet's creative attitude, intellectual trajectory, as well as the fundamental themes and expressive forms of the works, this book argues that the poet, in his "trilogy," portrays an image of the cosmic soul. This image, based on the Renaissance dominant model of "death-rebirth," depicts a complete interactive relationship in the pursuit of the true essence of life, singing a life hymn centered on the authentic concern for life.