George Herbert and the seventeenth-century religious poets: Authoritative texts criticism

by ed. Mario A. Di Cesare

This volume presents the major works of five poets--George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan, and Thomas Traherne. While most of the selections are religious poetry, the important secular verse of Marvell and Crashaw is also included. Eighty poems by Herbert have been selected form The Temple, and two early poems from Issak Walton's Lives are also included.

Genres: Poetry, British Literature, Classics, Literature

401 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Martin Bihl · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not a huge fan of this era of literature, and yet some how i have accumulated a heaping helping of books from it. and because i'm hopelessly anal, i'm determined to read them.

so as neither an expert, nor a fan, what was i looking for? at the very least, insight; at the most, to be excited by this poetry and these poets who clearly are a part of the english language canon.

got the insight - thanks to the essays (well, some of them, at least). didn't get much of the excitement.

oh well.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A long time ago, a good friend suggested I read "The Search," one of Herbert's lesser-known poems. It is still one of my favorites. So simple.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

I studied Herbert too and learned to loathe Romantisism