Theory and Theology in George Herbert's Poetry: "Divinitie, and Poesie, Met"

by Elizabeth Clarke

Overview

In seventeenth-century England the poet George Herbert became known as ‘Divine Herbert', his poetry a model for those aspiring to the status of inspired Christian poet. This book explores the relationship between the poetry of George Herbert and the concept of divine inspiration rooted in devotional texts of the time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198263982
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/04/1997
Series:	Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

Nottingham Trent University

Editorial Reviews

"...the book contains many fine, original interpretations that advance our understanding of the poetry....this is a book of alert intelligence and subtle reading; it deserves to be studied by all readers of Herbert's poetry."—George Herbert Journal

"This is a sophisticated, convincing, and important study, one that should be essential reading for any who wish to deepen their understanding of Herbert's poetry and who would hope to locate the poet within the richly syncretic Post-Reformation and Counter-Reformation theological discourse. Clarke has taken on the major Herbert critics—and will now herself be ranked among them."—Sixteenth Century Journal

From the Publisher