The Complete English Poems
Download or Read eBook The Complete English Poems PDF written by George Herbert and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-10-07 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George Herbert |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2004-10-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780141965864 |
| ISBN-13 | : 014196586X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Complete English Poems by : George Herbert
Book excerpt: George Herbert combined the intellectual and the spiritual, the humble and the divine, to create some of the most moving devotional poetry in the English language. His deceptively simple verse uses the ingenious arguments typical of seventeenth-century 'metaphysical' poets, and unusual imagery drawn from musical structures, the natural world and domestic activity to explore a mosaic of Biblical themes. From the wit and wordplay of 'The Pulley' and the formal experimentation of 'Easter Wings' and 'Paradise', to the intense, highly personal relationship between man and God portrayed in 'The Collar' and 'Redemption', the works collected here show the transcendental power of divine love.
