The Sermons of John Donne, Volume II

The Sermons of John Donne, edited with introductions and critical apparatus by George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, Volume II, focuses on Donne’s preaching during his tenure as Reader in Divinity at Lincoln’s Inn (1616–1621), a period often considered the most satisfying of his clerical career. Returning to the institution where he had studied law in his youth, Donne cultivated a unique relationship with a congregation of legally trained auditors who remembered his earlier, more worldly ...