The complete English poems
By: George Herbert ; edited by John Tobin
Contributors: Tobin, J. J. M
Series: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 460
Description: Presents a selection of Herbert's Latin verse with English translation along with selections of his prose pieces.

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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index