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John Donne: Man of Flesh and Spirit.(Book Review)

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From: Christianity and Literature
Date: 20040622
Author:O'Connell, Patrick F.

John Donne: Man of Flesh and Spirit. By David L. Edwards. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2002. ISBN 0-8028-0522-1. Pp. xiii + 368. $25.00 (paper).

This intellectual biography by the former Speaker's Chaplain in the British House of Commons is basically a defense of John Donne's intellectual and spiritual integrity, which has come under attack in recent years by critics such as Stanley Fish, John Carey, and Thomas Docherty. Written primarily for a non-specialist audience (the volume has no notes, but it does have an annotated bibliography, though of monographs ...

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