John Donne's Articulations of the Feminine [Hardcover]

This book examines some of Donne's figurations of the feminine in his lesser known poetry and prose, allowing a deeper appreciation of his rich and complex contribution. Using the cultural criticism of French feminist philosopher Luce Irigaray, Meakin shows how Donne's explorations of love, eroticism, friendship, and the divine in these sometimes startling works are as relevant to our time as to his own.

Abbreviations
Note to the Reader
Introduction
1. Donne's Domestic Muse: Engendering Poetry in the Early Verse Letters
2. `The Desire for the Proximate': lesbian `Likenesse' in `Sapho to Philaenis'
3. `The Mother in the hungry grave': Marriage, Murder, and the Maternal
4. He Sings the Body Electrum: Re-membering Elizabeth Drury
Coda
Bibliography
Index