John Donne's Poetry (Norton Critical Editions)

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x201C;Donald Dickson's John Donne's Poetry is the best text of Donne now available. It is scrupulously edited, and equally useful for students and for scholars.x201D;x2014;Harold Bloom, Yale UniversityThe texts reprinted in this new Norton Critical Edition have been scrupulously edited and are from the Westmoreland manuscript where possible, collated against the most important families of Donne manuscriptsx2014;the Cambridge Belam, the Dublin Trinity, and the Ox2019;Flahertiex2014;and compared with all seven seventeenth-century printed editions of the poems as well as all major twentieth-century editions. x201C;Criticismx201D; is divided into four sections and represents the best criticism and interpretation of Donnex2019;s writing: x201C;Donne and Metaphysical Poetryx201D; includes seven seventeenth-century views by contemporaries of Donne such as Ben Jonson, Thomas Carew, and John Dryden, among others; x201C;Satires, Elegies, and Verse Lettersx201D; includes seven selections that offer social and literary context for and insights into Donnex2019;s frequently overlooked early poems; x201C;Songs and Sonnetsx201D; features six analyses of Donnex2019;s love poetry; and x201C;Holy Sonnets/Divine Poemsx201D; explores Donnex2019;s struggles as a Christian through four authoritative essays. A Chronology of Donnex2019;s life and work, a Selected Bibliography, and an Index of Titles and First Lines are also included.