A Scholarly Edition of the Poems of John Henry Newman: "Verses on Various Occasions"
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UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-2006 A scholarly edition of the poems of John Henry Newman: "Verses on Various Occasions" Andrew Tucker University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Tucker, Andrew, "A scholarly edition of the poems of John Henry Newman: "Verses on Various Occasions"" (2006). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/e8cc-85mb This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A SCHOLARLY EDITION OF THE POEMS OF JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: VERSES ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS by Andrew Tucker Bachelor of Arts Hillsdale College 2004 A thesis submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts Degree in English Department of English College of Liberal Arts Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 2006 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 1439955 INFORMATION TO USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. Broken or indistinct print, colored or poor quality illustrations and photographs, print bleed-through, substandard margins, and improper alignment can adversely affect reproduction. 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Tucker Entitled Verses on Various Occasions: A Scholarly Edition of the Pnema nf .Tnhn Henry Newman is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In English_______________________________ Examination Committee. Dean of the Graduate College 'V Examination Committee Membq Oui. Examination Committee Member Graduate College Faculty Representative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT A Scholarly Edition of the Poems of John Henry Newman: Verses on Various Occasions by Andrew Tucker Dr. Richard Harp, Examination Committee Chair Professor of English University of Nevada, Las Vegas This thesis is a scholarly edition of the John Henry Newman’sVerses on Various Occasions. The poems have been annotated so as to provide readers with knowledge of selected textual variations found in other versions, cross-references to Newman’s numerous other works, cross-references to biblical sources, as well as glosses for difficult terms. The textual variants presented are not exhaustive; however, they have been chosen as representing the most significant of the changes Newman made to his poems, and as being most worthy of commentary. The introduction provides readers with an overview of Newman’s life in relation to his poetry, discussion of the poems themselves, as well as the editorial methods used for this edition. Ill Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT....................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.....................................................................................................ix WTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 1 Newman’s Poetry and His Life..........................................................................................1 Newman’s Early Poems.................................................................................................... 13 Newman’s Lyra Apostolic Poems.................................................................................... 18 Newman’s Catholic Poems...............................................................................................28 The Dream o f Gerontius ...................................................................................................31 Editorial Methods............................................................................................................. 35 Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................38 POEMS.....................................................................................................................................40 Preliminaries.................................................................... 40 1. Solitude........................................................................................................................44 2. My Birthday.................................................................................................................45 3. Paraphrase of Isaiah, CH. LXIV...............................................................................47 4. To F. W. N. on his Birthday.....................................................................................48 5. Nature and Art ........................................................................................................... 51 6. Introduction to an Album ......................................................................................... 53 7. Snapdragon ..................................................................................................................54 8. The Trance of Time................................................................................................... 56 9. Consolations in Bereavement................................................................................... 58 10. A Picture.....................................................................................................................60 11. My Lady Nature and her Daughters ........................................................................ 62 12. Opusculum ..................................................................................................................65 13. A Voice From Afar....................................................................................................66 14. The Hidden Ones ....................................................................................................... 67 15. A Thanksgiving ......................................................................................................... 69 16. Monks ......................................................................................................................... 70 17. Epiphany-Eve ............................................................................................................ 73 18. The Winter Flower..................................................................................................... 75 19. Kind Remembrances ..................................................................................................75 20. Seeds in the Air .......................................................................................................... 76 21. The Pilgrim.................................................................................................................77 22. Home.......................................................................................................................... 78 23. The Brand of Cain..................................................................................................... 79 IV Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 24. Zeal and Love...........................................................................................................80 25. Persecution................................................................................................................ 81 26. Zeal and Purity ..........................................................................................................82 27. The Gift of Perseverance.........................................................................................83 28. The Sign of the Cross.............................................................................................. 84 29. Bondage.................................................................................................................... 85 30. The Scars of Sin........................................................................................................86 31. Angelic