George Herbert (1593-1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as one of the foremost British devotional lyricists.
All of Herbert’s surviving English poems are on religious themes and are characterised by directness of expression enlivened by original but apt conceits in which, in the Metaphysical manner, the likeness is of function rather than visual.
Herbert wrote poetry in English, Latin and Greek. Shortly before his death, he sent a literary manuscript to his friend Nicholas Ferrar, reportedly telling him to publish the poems if he thought they might «turn to the advantage of any dejected poor soul», otherwise to burn them. In 1633 all of his English poems were published in
The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, with a preface by Ferrar.
Today we offer our readers
The Church porch, one of George Herbert’s most famous poems, the one that opens the collection
The Temple.
All of Herbert’s surviving English poems are on religious themes and are characterised by directness of expression enlivened by original but apt conceits in which, in the Metaphysical manner, the likeness is of function rather than visual.
Herbert wrote poetry in English, Latin and Greek. Shortly before his death, he sent a literary manuscript to his friend Nicholas Ferrar, reportedly telling him to publish the poems if he thought they might «turn to the advantage of any dejected poor soul», otherwise to burn them. In 1633 all of his English poems were published in
The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, with a preface by Ferrar.
Today we offer our readers
The Church porch, one of George Herbert’s most famous poems, the one that opens the collection
The Temple.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9791255044062 ● Dimensione 0.5 MB ● Casa editrice Edizioni Aurora Boreale ● Pubblicato 2023 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 9184332 ● Protezione dalla copia senza
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