Herbert Poems
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- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2004
Summary
George Herbert (1593-1633) has come to be one of the most admired of the metaphysical poets. Though a profoundly religious poet, even secular readers respond to his quiet intensity and exuberant inventiveness, which are amply showcased in this selection.
Herbert experimented brilliantly with a remarkable variety of forms, from hymns and sonnets to “pattern poems,” the shape of which reveal their subjects. Such technical agility never seems ostentatious, however, for precision of langu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841597638 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841597635 |
| Author: | George Herbert |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 110mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
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About The Author
George Herbert
Herbert was born on April 3 in Montgomery, Wales, the fifth son of Richard and Magdalen Herbert. He attended Westminster School and then matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was elected major fellow of Trinity College and later appointed Reader in Rhetoric at Cambridge. He served as Public Orator at Cambridge. Herbert was elected to represent Montgomery in Parliament. He was presented to a prebend in Huntingdonshire and later instituted to the rectory at Bemerton near Salisbury, where he was ordained priest. He married Jane Danvers. Herbert died of consumption just before his fortieth birthday.
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