The Holy Sonnets of John Donne

“Though Set in Dust, I Look Upon Him, Whose Name is Rising.” John Donne was many things. In 16th Century England, a scholar, soldier, politician, husband, father and Anglican Cleric, his roles and titles seemed to know no bounds. Yet for all he did, he is remembered for what he wrote. His work having had a profound influence on much of modern art and literature, today he is considered the preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. Yet who he was, was much more than this. For during his deeply troubled life, he had done something else–he had called out to God. And hearing his cry, God called back. It is for this reason that his collection of Holy works are so important, and it is for this reason they must be read. Enlightening and eloquent, these are words of a man who in his life had known much love and loss and suffering. Yet beyond it all, they are the words of a man who had known God himself. Adapted for the contemporary reader with original texts and a modern translation, this book includes: The full 19 Holy Sonnets, including Sonnet XIV that inspired ‘Trinity’ the Codename given by Oppenheimer to the world’s first nuclear bomb The ‘La Corona’ series of Sonnets The poetic epic, ‘The Litantie’ And a host more of John Donne’s most inspired works