katherine rundell super infinite the transformations of john donne

In Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell shows us the many sides of Donne's extraordinary life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times - unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living. I wanted to write something that would be gripping enough to take hold of people by the wrist, even those who perhaps wouldn’t think they could be interested in John Donne, and pull them through his life. Synopsis One of the finest childrens writers of her generation turns her attention to the rambunctious life of notorious metaphysical poet John Donne, chronicling his misadventures, myriad occupations and jaw-dropping exploits with gusto, pace and thrilling immediacy. He was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, an MP, a priest, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral - and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. She describes Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne as both a biography and act of evangelism. Sometime religious outsider and social disaster, sometime celebrity preacher and establishment darling, Donne was incapable of being just one thing. 'Stylish, scholarly and gripping.' Rose Tremain 'Wonderful, joyous.' Maggie O'Farrell 'Frankly brilliant.' Sunday Times **Shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize 2023**

**Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize for Non-Fiction 2023** In Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell shows us the many sides of Donnes extraordinary life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times - unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living.

In Super-Infinite, Katherine Rundell shows us the many sides of Donne's extraordinary life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times - unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living.**Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2023** He was a scholar of law, a sea adventurer, an MP, a priest, the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral - and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language.

'Stylish, scholarly and gripping.' Rose Tremain In Non-Fiction Narrative, victor Rundell was dubbed by judges a Renaissance Woman for her Baillie Gifford Prize winning biography, Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (Faber. Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne

Katherine rundell super infinite the transformations of john donne