Biathanatos: A Modern-Spelling Edition

408 Pages·1982·57.116 MB·English

by  John Donne, Michael Rudick (editor), M. Pabst Battin (editor)

Garland English Texts
Stephen Orgel
Editor
Jerome McGann
Associate Editor

John Donne
BIA T HA NA T OS
A modern-spelling edition,
with Introduction and Commentary, by
Michael Rudick
and
M. Pabst Battin
Garland English Texts
Number 1
GARLAND PUBLISHING, INC.
NEW YORK 8c LONDON
1982
Copyright © 1982 by
Michael Rudick and M. Pabst Battin
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Biathanatos.
(Garland English texts; no. 1)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Suicide—Early works to 1800. I. Rudick, Michael,
1940- II. Battin, M. Pabst. III. Title.
IV. Series.
HV6544.D7 1982 362.2 80-8988
ISBN 0-8240-9481-6 AACR2
Printed on acid-free, 250-year-life paper
Manufactured in the United States of America
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments vii
Introduction 1X
Text and Editorial Treatment xcvii
BIATHANATOS 1
Commentary 195
Index of Names 279