{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-author-9781119844679","title":"The Life of the Author","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tom Cain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781119844679\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20260724\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43541963800637,"sku":"9781119844679","price":35.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781119844679.jpg?v=1788300408","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-life-of-the-author-9781119844679","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}