Bodies, Politics and Transformations: John Donne's Metempsychosis

Siobhán Collins re-evaluates Metempsychosis as a high point of Donne's poetic canon, situating the poem's somatic representations of various species within the context of early modern intellectual discourses and notions of human identity. Contesting Metempsychosis' previous status as an anomaly within Donne's oeuvre, Collins details its thematic l

List of contents

Introduction: Riddles; Chapter 1 Body / Word: Textual Materiality; Chapter 2 Thresholds: “Porches and Entries”; Chapter 3 Separation: Genesis and the Fall; Chapter 4 Memory: Reading the Self; Chapter 5 Liminality: Plant / Human; Chapter 6 Devoured Bodies: Birds and Fishes; Chapter 7 Courting Politics: Vivarium of Beasts; conclusion Conclusion: Wonder;

About the author

Siobhán Collins teaches English Literature at University College Cork, Ireland.

Summary

Siobhán Collins re-evaluates Metempsychosis as a high point of Donne's poetic canon, situating the poem’s somatic representations of various species within the context of early modern intellectual discourses and notions of human identity. Contesting Metempsychosis’ previous status as an anomaly within Donne's oeuvre, Collins details its thematic l

Product details

• Authors: Siobhán Collins
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032927367
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92736-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; RELIGION / General, SCIENCE / History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Religion: general, History of Science, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800