Music at midnight : the life and poetry of George Herbert
Title:
Music at midnight : the life and poetry of George Herbert
Author:
Drury, John, 1936- , author.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
©2013
Physical Description:
xix, 395 pages : illustrations some color ; 24 cm
Summary:
Though he never published any of his English poems during his lifetime, George Herbert (1593-1633) is recognized as possibly the greatest religious poet in the language. Few English poets of his age still inspire such intense devotion today. In this richly perceptive biography, John Drury for the first time integrates Herbert's poems fully into his life, enriching our understanding of both the poet's mind and his work. --from publisher description
Language:
English
Contents:
Introduction: Herbert's world -- Childhood -- Westminster -- A young man at Cambridge -- 1618 -- Deputy to orator -- Francis Bacon -- Interlude: the Williams manuscript -- Lost in a humble way -- Bemerton: being a country parson -- Herbert's days and years -- Heirs and imitators -- Herbert's readers -- The bread of faithful speech -- Music at the close.
ISBN:
9780226134444
Format :
Book
