Edward Jones
Regents Professor
PhD, Ohio University
Areas of Interest & Expertise
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John Milton and the English Civil War
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17th-Century British Literature
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Archival records of the English church, state, and parish
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Diplomatic correspondence of the Commonwealth and Protectorate
Recent Courses Taught
Graduate Seminars:
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Shakespeare: Performance, Publication, and Appropriation
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Book History and Four Famous Renaissance Texts
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Milton and the Restoration: Literature, Politics, Culture
Upper Division:
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Shakespeare
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Milton
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Classical Mythology
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The Bible as Literature
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Selected Publications
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A Concise Companion to the Study of Manuscripts, Printed Books, and the Production of Early Modern Texts: A Festschrift for Gordon Campbell. Ed. Edward Jones. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
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"The Itinerant Sibling: Christopher Milton in London and Suffolk." A Concise Companion to the Study of Manuscripts, Printed Books, and the Production of Early Modern Texts: A Festschrift for Gordon Campbell. Ed. Edward Jones. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015. 87-105.
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Young Milton: The Emerging Author: 1620-1642. Ed. Edward Jones. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2013.
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"The Archival Landscape of Milton's Youth, University Years, and Pre-London Residencies." Young Milton: The Emerging Author, 1620-1642. Ed. Edward Jones. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2013. 3-20.
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"Aldersgate Street," "Chalfont St Giles," "Eton," "Thomas Gataker," "Edward Goodall," "John Hales," "Hammersmith." The Milton Encyclopedia. Ed. Thomas Corns. New Haven, CT: Yale UP, 2012.
Selected Conference Presentations
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"Evolving at what Cost? Scholarship in the Second Decade of the 21st Century." Modern Language Association Annual Convention. Austin, TX. January 2016.
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"Political Diplomacy, Personal Conviction, and the Fraught Nature of Milton's Letters of State." Conference on John Milton. Murfreesboror, TN. October 2015.
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"Miltons in Exeter." Eleventh International Milton Symposium. Exeter, England, July 2015.
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"Milton's Letters of State: Diplomatic Experience and Political Conviction." Renaissance Society of America Meeting. Berlin, Germany, March 2015.
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"Milton as Parishioner." (Invited Lecture) University of East Anglia, England, March 2015.
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"Milton and Parish Records." (Invited Lecture) University of Exeter, England, March 2015.
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"The Elusive Potential of Gregorio Leti's Collection of Milton's State Papers." British Milton Seminar. Birmingham, England, October 2014.
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"Milton and Marvell as Writers of Diplomatic Letters." (Plenary Speaker) The Marvell Society Annual Meeting. Tucson, AZ, April 2014.
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"Some Thoughts on the Milton Variorum." MLA Convention. Chicago, IL, 2014.
Awards and Recognition
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Regents Distinguished Research Award, Oklahoma State University, 2015
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Irene Samuel Memorial Award for the Most Distinguished Multi-author Collection on John Milton published in 2013, Milton Society of America, 2014
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English Department Internal Research Release, Oklahoma State University, 2014
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Joan Friedman Fellowship, University of Illinois, 2009
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Carly and Lily Pforzheimer Fellowship, Harry Ransom Center, 2009
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Phoenix Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Excellence, Oklahoma State University, 2008
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English Graduate Student Faculty Award, Oklahoma State University, 2008
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Faculty and Staff Appreciation Award, Oklahoma State University, 2007
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Bibliographical Society of London, Madan Award, 2004
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Bibliographical Society of America, Fredson Bowers Award, 2004
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Faculty Mentor Award, Oklahoma State University, 2000
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President's Service Award, Oklahoma State University, 1999
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Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, Oklahoma State University, 1998
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A&S Outstanding Professor Award, Oklahoma State University, 1996
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A&S Outstanding Professor Award, Oklahoma State University, 1993
Professional Appointments
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Regents Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2014
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Elected Member, Northeast Milton Seminar, 2011-
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Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2010
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Member (OSU Representative), Newberry Library Consortium Committee, 2010-
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Visiting Research Fellow, New College, Oxford, 2010
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Member, Programme Committee, International Milton Symposia, 2005-
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Editor, Milton Quarterly, 2005-
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President, Milton Society of America, 2005
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Vice President, Milton Society of America, 2004
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Senior Editor, Milton Quarterly, 2002-04
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Member, Executive Committee, Milton Society of America, 2001-03
Recent Grants
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Scholar Research Grant, Oklahoma Humanities Council, 2013
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Oklahoma State English Department Travel Grant to Collections, 2013
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Newberry Library Research Travel Grant, 2011
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A&S Travel Grant, Oklahoma State University, 2011
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Newberry Library Research Grant, 2010
Current Research
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Milton and the Parish Chest: Documentary Evidence and the Biographical Enterprise
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Milton’s Letters of State, Volume 11, Oxford Complete Works of John Milton
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Paradise Lost, Books 7 and 8 for the Milton Variorum
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The Wiley John Milton Encyclopedia (3 vols), General Editor