The Temple
Penguin Pocket Classics
$18.75
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2017
Summary
A collectible new Penguin Classics series - beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets.
On his deathbed George Herbert entrusted the manuscript of The Temple to his friend Nicholas Ferrar, asking him to publish it if he thought it was worthy. Herbert died in 1633 and the collection was published the same year to great acclaim, subsequently becoming one of the best-loved collections in the English language.
The Temple is an astounding collecti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241303078 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241303079 |
| Author: | George Herbert |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 188mm x 120mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Penguin Clothbound Poetry |
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About The Author
George Herbert
George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh-born poet, orator and Anglican priest. Born in Montgomery to an aristocratic family, Herbert was raised primarily in England where he was educated at Westminster School and then Trinity College, Cambridge. Herbert showed promise in politics and was appointed University Orator at Cambridge and served in the parliament of King James I. In 1630 Herbert abandoned his political career and took holy orders in the Church of England.
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