The Sermons of John Donne, Volume V

The Sermons of John Donne, edited by George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, Volume V, brings together a substantial body of Donne’s undated sermons, contextualized with meticulous editorial analysis that reconstructs their likely chronology. Out of the 160 extant sermons, nearly half lack precise dating in the Folios, and this volume represents an effort to situate them within Donne’s career by drawing on manuscript evidence, internal references, and historical context. Many of the sermons...