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The Verse Letters (Volume5)-Front Flap Copy
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The
Variorum Edition
of the
Poetry of
John Donne
Jeffrey S. Johnson
General Editor
Volume 5
The
Verse Letters
This volume, the seventh in the series of
The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne, presents newly edited critical texts of 42 verse letters. Based on an exhaustive study of the manuscripts and printed editions in which these poems have appeared, Volume 5 details the genealogical history of each poem, accompanied by a thorough prose discussion. The volume also presents a comprehensive digest of general and topical commentary on the Verse Letters from Donne's time through 2013. Arranged chronologically within sections, the material is organized under the following headings: Dates and Circumstances; General Commentary; Genre; Language, Versification, and Style; Religious and Philosophical Themes; Letters to Men; Letters to Women; Letters to the Countess of Bedford.
The Verse Letters (Volume5)-Back Flap Copy
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Jeffrey S. Johnson is Professor of English at East Carolina University.
Gregory Kneidel is Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut.
Jeanne Shami is Professor Emeritus at the University of Regina.
Tracy E. McLawhorn is technology editor and assistant textual editor of the
Variorum.
Joshua Eckhardt is Associate Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Corinee W. Guy is a Teaching Assistant Professor at East Carolina University.
Sean H. McDowell is Associate Professor of English at Seattle University.
Robert W. Reeder is Associate Professor of English at Providence College.
Audell Shelburne is Professor of English at Northeastern State University.
Daniel Starza Smith is Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King's College London.
Ernest W. Sullivan, II is Edward S. Diggs Professor of English Emeritus at Virginia Tech University.
THE VARIORUM EDITION OF
THE POETRY OF JOHN DONNE
Jeffrey S. Johnson, Editor
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Short Forms of Reference for Donne's Works
Abbreviations Used in the Commentary
Sigla for Textual Sources
Manuscripts Listed by Traditional Classification
Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Textual Apparatus
General Introduction
Introduction to Volume 5
Texts and Apparatuses
The Verse Letters
Appendices
Commentary
Works Cited
Index of Authors Cited in the Commentary
Index of Writers and Historical Figures Cited in the Commentary
Index of Other Poems and Works of Donne Cited in the Commentary
Index of Titles
Index of First Lines
About the Editors
About the author
Jeffrey S. Johnson is Professor of English at East Carolina University.
Summary
Volume 5 of The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne (Verse Letters) provides the most authoritative texts of the poems that Donne wrote in this genre. It includes complete textual introductions and apparatuses for each of the 42 poems in the volume.
