The pulse of praise
Subtitle: form as a second self in the poetry of George Herbert
By: Julia Carolyn Guernsey.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Herbert, George, 1593-1633 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Laudatory poetry, English -- History and criticism.; Christian poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Literary form -- History -- 17th century.; Difference (Psychology) in literature.; Split self in literature.; Praise in literature.
Description: "Julia Guernsey here addresses Herbert's poetics from a psychohistorical perspective, demonstrating what close attention to prosody can contribute to critical discussions about self-representation, self-Other relation, and self-transformation in The Temple."--BOOK JACKET.

"Guernsey draws on D. W. Winnicott's object relations model, which focuses on self-development in a relational context, to illuminate various senses of self and Other that Herbert's poems express discursively and formally. The book will appeal not only to Herbert scholars and other Renaissance critics but also to audiences interested in psychoanalysis and how it relates to literature, religion, culture, and poetics."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index.