{"product_id":"2940170250639","title":"A Selection of Divine Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Donne was an English Jacobean preacher, sometime lawyer, later in life a Member of Parliament and Royal Chaplain. Marrying for love against the wishes of his influential father-in-law; Donne's career was cast into shadow: forcing him to support his wife, Anne, as best he might under a specter of unforgiving penury. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite such hardships - perhaps because of them - Donne's writings demonstrate a mastery of poetry layered with metaphysical meaning and mystery: which continues to delight and challenge modern-day readers. Donne's \"divine poems\" - the focus of this collection - present profound theological insights using absorbing allegories and beautiful imagery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the end of Donne's life - as his health deteriorated under illnesses of increasing severity - his poetry served him as: distraction, consolation, and even \"public confession\". With them, Donne cheerfully but soberly faces the limits of his own mortality: and contemplates the mysteries that lie beyond the grave. \u003cp\u003e(Introduction by Godsend)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DISCOS PALMAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115118608624,"sku":"2940170250639","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170250639_p0.jpg?v=1772801853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170250639","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}