The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne, Volume 4.1: The Songs and Sonnets: Part 1: General and Topical Commentary (The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne)

by John Donne

Gary Stringer (Editor), Gary A Stringer (Editor), Albert C. Labriola (Editor), Jeffrey S. Johnson (Editor), Paul A Parrish (Editor), Tracy E. McLawhorn (Editor), Meg Lota Brown (Editor), Eugene Cunnar (Editor), Robert C. Evans (Editor), and Robert T. Fallon (Editor)

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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.


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.

  • ISBN10 0253034175
  • ISBN13 9780253034175
  • Publish Date 3 November 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Indiana University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 418
  • Language English