William Shakespeare and John Donne: Stages of the Soul in Early Modern English Poetry

By Angelika Zirker

William Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece and John Donne's Holy Sonnets are read against the background of concepts of the soul during the early modern period. This approach provides new insights into concepts of interiority and performance as well as a new understanding of the soliloquy in both poetry and drama.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526133296
• ISBN13: 9781526133298
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"