The Complete Poetry and Selected Prose of John Donne (The Modern Library, No. 12)

New York: The Modern Library, 1952. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x4x1. 1954-59 printing of Toledano 012.3, binding/jacket style 8i. Bookseller plate and ink name on front endpapers, jacket price clipped, jacket rubbed with minimal loss from corners. 1952 Hard Cover. xliii, 594 pp. Edited with an introduction by Charles M. Coffin. "John Donne (21 January 1572 - 31 March 1631) was an English poet, preacher and a major representative of the metaphysical poets of the period. His works are notable for their realistic and sensual style and include sonnets, love poetry, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons. His poetry is noted for its vibrancy of language and inventiveness of metaphor, especially as compared to those of his contemporaries. Despite his great education and poetic talents, he lived in poverty for several years, relying heavily on wealthy friends. In 1615 he became an Anglican priest and, in 1621, was appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London.