George Herbert (1593-1633) is widely regarded as the greatest devotional poet in the English language. His volume of poems, The Temple, published posthumously in 1633, became one of the most widely read and influential collections of the seventeenth century. Almost 400 years after they were first published in Cambridge by the 'printers to the Universitie', Cambridge University Press is pleased to present the definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus. The text is meticulously annotated with historical, literary and biblical information, as well as the modern critical contexts which now illuminate the poems. In addition to the lively introduction and notes, this edition includes a glossary of key words, an index of biblical quotations, and the authentic texts of Herbert's work.
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'A magnificent book, making Herbert's poetry intelligible to current readers and scholars and students, with an eloquent introduction finely characterizing his imagination and his accomplishment.' Helen Vendler, Harvard University
'Professor Wilcox and Cambridge are to be congratulated on having produced a superb piece of scholarship that is also inviting to those outside academia.' Contemporary Review
'A monument to perfectionism: the knowledge, intelligence and detailed scrutiny that Helen Wilcox has brought to the poems is matched by few of the many scholars who worked on him through the twentieth century.' Style
'This beautiful, scrupulously edited volume of Herbert's English poems is sure to be consulted by curious and thoughtful readers for a very long time. ... [Pays] meticulous attention to Herbert's poetry.' Early Modern Literary Studies
'An excellent edition of George Herbert's vernacular verse which is a superb guide to Herbert's monumental art and fuses two qualities not always easy to link: empathetic humanity and intellectual rigor.' Journal of British Studies
'Professor Wilcox and Cambridge are to be congratulated on having produced a superb piece of scholarship that is also inviting to those outside academia.' Contemporary Review
'A monument to perfectionism: the knowledge, intelligence and detailed scrutiny that Helen Wilcox has brought to the poems is matched by few of the many scholars who worked on him through the twentieth century.' Style
'This beautiful, scrupulously edited volume of Herbert's English poems is sure to be consulted by curious and thoughtful readers for a very long time. ... [Pays] meticulous attention to Herbert's poetry.' Early Modern Literary Studies
'An excellent edition of George Herbert's vernacular verse which is a superb guide to Herbert's monumental art and fuses two qualities not always easy to link: empathetic humanity and intellectual rigor.' Journal of British Studies
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The definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus, a glossary of key words and an index of biblical quotations. The text is meticulously annotated with historical, literary and biblical information, as well as modern critical contexts.
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marie magdalene, public baptism, show thy self, crooked winding wayes, sparkling notions, bloudie hand, curious lace, bunch ofgrapes, sacred parody, thy glorie, stately habitation, thy wayes, secular love poetry, emblem tradition, thee compare, thou shalt answer, preceding poem Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Flower, The Temper, Holy Communion, The Collar, The Sacr, Good Friday, Holy Sonnets, Song of Songs, Holy Spirit, The Thanksgiving, Church of England, Compare Donne, The Forerunners, Outlandish Proverbs, Paradise Lost, Compare Psalms, The Pearl, The Glance, The Invitation, Compare Priest, The Bag, The Odour, Compare Shakespeare, The Altar, The Elixer Browse Sample Pages:
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marie magdalene, public baptism, show thy self, crooked winding wayes, sparkling notions, bloudie hand, curious lace, bunch ofgrapes, sacred parody, thy glorie, stately habitation, thy wayes, secular love poetry, emblem tradition, thee compare, thou shalt answer, preceding poem Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Flower, The Temper, Holy Communion, The Collar, The Sacr, Good Friday, Holy Sonnets, Song of Songs, Holy Spirit, The Thanksgiving, Church of England, Compare Donne, The Forerunners, Outlandish Proverbs, Paradise Lost, Compare Psalms, The Pearl, The Glance, The Invitation, Compare Priest, The Bag, The Odour, Compare Shakespeare, The Altar, The Elixer Browse Sample Pages:
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