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Edward Jones
Professor
PhD, Ohio University
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- John Milton
- 17th-Century British Literature
- Archival records of the English church, state, and parish
- Diplomatic correspondence of the Commonwealth and Protectorate
- The English Civil War
Recent Upper Division and Graduate Courses
- The Art of Literary Biography
- Andrew Marvell: Art and Life
- Milton, Politics, and the American Founding Fathers
- English Civil War Newsbooks and Early Modern Journalism
Selected Publications
Edward Jones and James Kelly. “Introduction: Reappraising Milton’s Early Life and Art.” Young Milton: The Emerging Author, 1620-1642. Eds. Edward Jones and James Kelly. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011. (in production)
"The Archival Landscape of Milton's Youth, University Years, and Pre-London Residencies." Young Milton: The Emerging Author, 1620-1642. Eds. Edward Jones and James Kelly. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011. (in production)
“Early Lives.” Milton in Context. Ed. Stephen Dobranski. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2010. 26-34.
Rev. of Gordon Campbell and Thomas N. Corns. John Milton: Life, Work, and Thought. Review of English Studies 60 (2009): 815-19.
"'Ere Half My Days': Milton's Life, 1608-1640."The Oxford Handbook of Milton. Eds. Nicholas McDowell and Nigel Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2009. 3-25.
“The Wills of Edward Goodall and Thomas Young and the Life of John Milton.” John Milton: Reasoning Words. Eds. Kristin A. Pruitt and Charles W. Durham. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna UP, 2008. 60-76.
Professional Appointments
- Editor, Milton Quarterly 2005-
- Programme Committee, Tenth International Milton Symposium, 2011
- Visiting Research Fellow, New College, Oxford 2010
- Member, Northeast Milton Seminar, 2009-
- Joan Friedman Fellowship, University of Illinois, 2009
- Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Fellowship, Harry Ransom Center, 2009
- President and Vice President, Milton Society of America, 2005/2004
Awards
- Phoenix Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Excellence, Oklahoma State University (OSU), 2008
- Faculty Excellence Award, English Graduate Student Association, Department of English, OSU, 2008
- Faculty and Staff Appreciation Award, OSU, 2007
- Faculty Mentor Award, OSU, 2000
- President's Service Award, OSU, 1999
- Regent's Distinguished Teaching Award, OSU, 1998
- Outstanding Teacher, College of Arts and Sciences, OSU, 1996/1993
Recent Grants or Research Trips
"Milton's Letters of State." Newberry Library Research Travel Grant, 2010
"Variorum Commentary on Books 7 and 8 of Milton's Paradise Lost." OSU, A&S Travel Grant, 2010
"Early Milton Writing? The Provenance of HRC 127." Harry Ransom Center Travel Grant, 2009/10
"The Fruit and Face Editions of Milton's 1676 Literae." Friedman Fellowship, Rare Book and Manuscript Room, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009/10
"The Lunig and Leti Collections of Milton's State Papers." OSU, A&S Travel Grant, 2009
Recent Conference Presentations
"John Milton and the Hearth Tax: New Records and New Possibilities." Tenth International Milton Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2011
"Miltons in Suffolk: Sorting Out the Records of Christopher Milton's 45-Year Residency in the Ipswich Area." British Milton Seminar, University of Birmingham, England, 2010
"Milton in Italy and Biographical Distortion in the Second Defence." Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Venice, Italy, 2010
"Milton at Hammersmith and Horton: The Archival Landscape." Young Milton Conference, Worcester College, Oxford, England, 2009
“Why the Anonymous Life Is No Longer Anonymous.” Milton @ 400: A Symposium in Honor of J. Martin Evans. Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2008
Current Research & Projects
“Milton and the Parish Chest: Documentary Evidence and the Biographical Enterprise.” Oxford UP
“Milton’s Letters of State.”The Complete Works of John Milton. Vol 11. Miscellaneous Writing. Eds. Edward Jones and Gordon Campbell. Oxford: Oxford UP
“Paradise Lost, Books 7 and 8.” Commentary editor. The Milton Variorum. Pittsburgh: Duquesne UP
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