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Title: The Complete English Poems by George Herbert ISBN: 0-14-042348-6 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Among the greatest religious poetry ever penned
Comment: Over the centuries, there has been a great deal of Christian poetry written by a broad range of poets, but only a tiny handful of that can stand comparison with the very best nonreligious poetry. The later poetry of John Donne, Milton, Dante, some of the early American Puritan poets, and the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins does not quite exhaust the list, but it consumes most of it. And, of course, George Herbert stands at the head of any such list. Of all these poets, Herbert is probably my favorite as a religious poet. By that, I mean someone who is religiously satisfying while at the same time writing exquisite poetry. There is simplicity of expression in Herbert that is missing in Donne, and a personal piety that I do not find in Milton, whose poetry, while unquestionably religious in spirit, is somewhat spiritually dry. One wouldn't read Milton to inspire piety. Hopkins is brilliant, but I find myself focusing on his over alliteration.
George Herbert was one of those either fortunate or unfortunate younger sons of a landed family who was forced to enter the Church because the family title passed onto his older brother. That brother, very nearly as well known as his younger brother for his own writings, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, was the author of several books, including what could be regarded as the first history of comparative religion written in England. The religions compared were not, however, Christianity, Judaism, Islam with Buddhism and Hinduism or with so-called primitive religion, but with Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Christian religions.
This is an excellent edition of Herbert's poetry, but one should note the title carefully. Herbert, in fact, wrote a fair amount of poetry in Latin. That unfortunately, is not included either in original form or in English translation.
Rating: 5
Summary: Is there in truth no beautie?
Comment: Other poets can write about the beauty of the woman that they love, but Hebert writes of the true source of beauty, the source that most deserves praise in poetry: God. Hebert's poetry is a tribute to God, for whom he gave up everything to go into ministry. A musician, Herbert writes much of his poetry in a way that is almost musical, and may have at one time been set to music. A collection of his poetry can be an incredible devotional tool for personal reflection and praise. It can also be wonderful to study in the classroom because of his brilliant use of literary devices. My favorite poem of his is The Holy Scriptures. For a taste of Hebert's beautiful tributes... "Oh book! Infinite sweetnesse! Let my heart suck ev'ry letter...."Your heart will suck every letter from Hebert's beautiful poetry.
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Title: Andrew Marvell Complete Poems by Elizabeth S. Donno ISBN: 0140422137 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1977 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Complete English Works (Everyman's Library, 204) by George Herbert, Ann Slater ISBN: 0679443592 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Pensees and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) by Blaise Pascal ISBN: 0192836552 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies by Rene Descartes, John Cottingham, Bernard Williams ISBN: 0521558182 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke ISBN: 0879759178 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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