Complete Poetry and Prose of John Donne & Complete Poetry of William Blake -1941

Two revolutionary poets—John Donne and William Blake—are brought together in this comprehensive collection that captures the extraordinary range and depth of English poetic imagination across two centuries of profound transformation. John Donne's poetry blazes with intellectual passion, where metaphysical complexity meets sensual intensity. From his audacious love poems to his profound religious meditations, Donne shatters conventional boundaries between the physical and spiritual, the sacred and the erotic. His verses dance with wit, conceive startling metaphors, and reveal a mind that delights in intellectual gymnastics while probing the deepest mysteries of human experience. William Blake, visionary poet and artist, offers a counterpoint—a cosmic imagination that sees beyond mundane reality into mythic and spiritual dimensions. His poetry ranges from the luminous Songs of Innocence to the apocalyptic visions of Jerusalem, creating a body of work that is at once a radical critique of social institutions and a mystical exploration of human consciousness. Together, they represent pivotal moments in the evolution of English poetry: Donne at the cusp of the metaphysical revolution, Blake at the dawn of Romanticism. -The Complete Poetry and Prose of John Donne & The Complete Poetry of William Blake Published 1941, The Modern Library / Random House, Inc. New York Hardcover. Approx. 5.5x8in. 1043pp. In decent vintage shape. Wear at corners, edges of boards.