The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne Volume 4.1 The Songs and Sonnets Part 1 General and Topical Commentary by John Donne, Gary A. Stringer, Albert C. Labriola, Jeffrey S. Johnson , Indiana University Press

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Indiana University Press The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne Volume 4.1 The Songs and Sonnets Part 1 General and Topical Commentary by John Donne, Gary A. Stringer, Albert C. Labriola, Jeffrey S. Johnson

This book presents a comprehensive digest of general and topical commentary on John Donne's Songs and Sonets from the early 17th century through 1999. Arranged chronologically within sections, the material in the present volume is organized under the following chapter headings: General Commentary; Autobiography and Persona; Critical Reception; Dating, Publication History, and Manuscript Tradition; Donne's Originality: Praise and Blame; Dramatic Elements; T. S. Eliot; Imagery; Language and Rhetoric; Love and Sexual Imagery; Mannerism and Baroque; Medievalism; Paradox; Petrarchism; Platonism; Psychological Analysis; Religion; Science and the New Learning; Versification; Wit and Metaphysical Conceit; Women._x000D__x000D__x000D_This book was begun under the direction of Albert C. Labriola, who served as the Volume Commentary Editor until his death in March 2009. Completed by his students and colleagues with the Variorum project, the volume is dedicated to Professor Labriola's memory._x000D_ Table of contents :- _x000D_ Acknowledgments_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Short Forms of Reference for Donne's Works_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Abbreviations Used in the Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Sigla for Textural Sources_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Manuscripts Listed by Traditional Classification_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Textural Apparatus_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ General Introduction_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Introduction to Volume 4.1: The Critical Tradition_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The Songs and Sonets_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ General Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Autobiography and Persona_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Critical Reception_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Dating, Publication History, and Manuscript Tradition_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Donne's Originality: Praise and Blame_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Dramatic Elements_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ T. S. Eliot_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Imagery_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Language and Rhetoric_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Love and Sexual Imagery_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Mannerism and the Baroque_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Medievalism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Paradox_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Petrarchism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Platonism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Psychological Analysis_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Realism_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Science and the New Learning_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Versification_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Wit and Metaphysical Conceit_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Women_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Works Cited_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Index of Authors Cited in the Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Index of Writers and Historical Figures Cited in the Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Index of Other Poems and Works of Donne Cited in the Commentary_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ About the Editors_x000D_