Songs and Sonnets by John Donne
John Donne's Songs and Sonnets is a collection of poems written by the English poet John Donne. The collection was first published in 1633 and contains some of Donne's most famous works, including "The Flea," "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," and "The Canonization."
The poems in Songs and Sonnets are divided into two sections: Songs and Sonnets. The Songs section contains poems that are written in a lyrical style and often focus on themes of love, death, and religion. The Sonnets section contains poems that are written in the traditional sonnet form and often explore themes of love, faith, and mortality.
The collection is notable for its exploration of complex themes and its use of innovative poetic techniques. Donne's use of wit and irony, as well as his exploration of metaphysical themes, make Songs and Sonnets a classic of English literature.
By John Donne · First published 1633 · Genre: Poetry, Classical Literature, Romanticism · 57 chapters
Contents
- Chapter 1: A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
- Chapter 2: The Flea
- Chapter 3: The Good-morrow
- Chapter 4: Song
- Chapter 5: Woman's Constancy
- Chapter 6: The Undertaking
- Chapter 7: The Sun Rising
- Chapter 8: The Indifferent
- Chapter 9: Love's Usury
- Chapter 10: The Canonization
- Chapter 11: The Triple Fool
- Chapter 12: Lovers' Infiniteness
- Chapter 13: Song
- Chapter 14: The Legacy
- Chapter 15: A Fever
- Chapter 16: Air and Angels
- Chapter 17: Break of Day
- Chapter 18: The Anniversary
- Chapter 19: A Valediction of My Name, in the Window
- Chapter 20: Twickenham Garden
- Chapter 21: Valediction to His Book
- Chapter 22: Community
- Chapter 23: Love's Growth
- Chapter 24: Love's Exchange
- Chapter 25: Confined Love
- Chapter 26: The Dream
- Chapter 27: A Valediction of Weeping
- Chapter 28: Love's Alchemy
- Chapter 29: The Curse
- Chapter 30: The Message
- Chapter 31: A Nocturnal Upon St
- Chapter 32: Witchcraft by a Picture
- Chapter 33: The Bait
- Chapter 34: The Apparition
- Chapter 35: The Broken Heart
- Chapter 36: The Ecstacy
- Chapter 37: Love's Deity
- Chapter 38: Love's Diet
- Chapter 39: The Will
- Chapter 40: The Funeral
- Chapter 41: The Blossom
- Chapter 42: The Primrose, Being at Montgomery Castle Upon the Hill, on Which It is Situate
- Chapter 43: The Relic
- Chapter 44: The Damp
- Chapter 45: The Dissolution
- Chapter 46: A Jet Ring Sent
- Chapter 47: Negative Love
- Chapter 48: The Prohibition
- Chapter 49: The Expiration
- Chapter 50: The Computation
- Chapter 51: The Paradox
- Chapter 52: Song
- Chapter 53: Farewell to Love
- Chapter 54: A Lecture Upon the Shadow
- Chapter 55: A Dialogue Between Sir Henry Wotton and Mr
- Chapter 56: The Token
- Chapter 57: Self-love
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