The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne, Volume 5: The Verse Letters - Hardcover

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Jeffrey S. Johnson is Professor of English at East Carolina University.

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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.

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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

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The Verse Letters (Volume5) Front Flap Copy

[note: follow the formatting for vol. 3 and vol. 4.1]

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

[note: follow the formatting for vol. 3 and vol. 4.1]

is Professor of English at East Carolina University.

is Associate Professor of English at the University of Connecticut.

is Professor Emeritus at the University of Regina.

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is Associate Professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.

is a Teaching Assistant Professor at East Carolina University.

is Associate Professor of English at Seattle University.

is Associate Professor of English at Providence College.

is Professor of English at Northeastern State University.

is Lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at King's College London.

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