The complete English poems
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The complete English poems
（Penguin classics）
Penguin Books, 2004
- : pbk
Available at 7 libraries
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"Reprinted with a new introduction and corrections 2004"--T.p. verso
Chronology: p. [xxv]-xxvii
"Further reading": p. [xxviii]-xxxv
Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-451) and indexes
Contents of Works
- The temple : sacred poems and private ejaculations
- A priest to the temple, or, The country person : his character, and rule of holy life
- Izaak Walton's The life of Mr George Herbert
Description and Table of Contents
Description
George Herbert combined the intellectual and the spiritual, the humble and the divine, to create some of the most moving devotional poetry in the English language. His deceptively simple verse uses the ingenious arguments typical of seventeenth-century 'metaphysical' poets, and unusual imagery drawn from musical structures, the natural world and domestic activity to explore a mosaic of Biblical themes. From the wit and wordplay of 'The Pulley' and the formal experimentation of 'Easter Wings' and 'Paradise', to the intense, highly personal relationship between man and God portrayed in 'The Collar' and 'Redemption', the works collected here show the transcendental power of divine love.
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