George Herbert (1593-1633) was an English poet, orator, and priest of the Church of England. His poetry is associated with the writings of the metaphysical poets, and he is recognised as one of the foremost British devotional lyricists.
All of Herbert's surviving English poems are on religious themes and are characterised by directness of expression enlivened by original but apt conceits in which, in the Metaphysical manner, the likeness is of function rather than visual.
Herbert wrote poetry in English, Latin and Greek. Shortly before his death, he sent a literary manuscript to his friend Nicholas Ferrar, reportedly telling him to publish the poems if he thought they might «turn to the advantage of any dejected poor soul», otherwise to burn them. In 1633 all of his English poems were published in The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations, with a preface by Ferrar.
Today we offer our readers The Church porch, one of George Herbert's most famous poems, the one that opens the collection The Temple.
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Título : The Church porch
EAN : 9791255044062
Editorial : Edizioni Aurora Boreale
Fecha de publicación
: 12/9/23
Formato : ePub
Tamaño del archivo : 492.92 kb
Protección : Aucune
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