The songs and sonets : general and topical commentary

Author(s)

• Donne, John
• Stringer, Gary A.

Bibliographic Information

The songs and sonets : general and topical commentary

Gary A. Stringer, general editor

（The variorum edition of the poetry of John Donne / Gary A. Stringer, general editor, v. 4, pt. 1）

Indiana University Press, c2017

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 356-398) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Short Forms of Reference for Donne's Works Abbreviations Used in the Commentary Sigla for Textural Sources Manuscripts Listed by Traditional Classification Symbols and Abbreviations Used in Textural Apparatus General Introduction Introduction to Volume 4.1: The Critical Tradition Commentary The Songs and Sonets 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 the Baroque Medievalism Paradox Petrarchism Platonism Psychological Analysis Realism Science and the New Learning Versification Wit and Metaphysical Conceit Women 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 About the Editors

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Details

• NCID: BB25189600
• ISBN:
  • 9780253034175
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Bloomington
• Pages/Volumes: lxviii, 417 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA2502416X