This reading of George Herbert’s poetry takes advantage of contemporary philosophical reflection on the givenness of being and of language. The book presents George Herbert’s poetic sequence, The Temple, as the poet’s response to a call which originates in the Word made flesh and at the same time resounds within the depths of an individual self. The focus of this analysis falls on the essential «Englishness» of Herbert’s poetry and its material weight:… (more)
Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften (April 08, 2016)
Collection: Transatlantic Studies in British and North American Culture
Format: EPUB
Page count: 245 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English