The English Poems of George Herbert

The definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus.

George Herbert (Author), Helen Wilcox (Edited by)

9780521868211, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 October 2007

788 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm, 1.32 kg

'… this work promises to be the definitive edition of Herbert's English poetry for a long time to come.' Journal of Christian Literary Studies Group

George Herbert (1593–1633) is widely regarded as the greatest devotional poet in the English language. His volume of poems, The Temple, published posthumously in 1633, became one of the most widely read and influential collections of the seventeenth century. Almost 400 years after they were first published in Cambridge by the 'printers to the Universitie', in 2007 Cambridge University Press was pleased to present the definitive scholarly edition of Herbert's complete English poems, accompanied by extensive explanatory and textual apparatus. The text is meticulously annotated with historical, literary and biblical information, as well as the modern critical contexts which now illuminate the poems. In addition to the lively introduction and notes, this edition includes a glossary of key words, an index of biblical quotations, and the authentic texts of Herbert's work.

Chronology
Introduction
Note on the text
Glossary
List of abbreviations
1. Miscellaneous English poems
2. The Temple
Bibliography
Index of biblical references
Index of poems
Index of first lines.

Subject Areas: Religion: general [HRA], Literary studies: poetry & poets [DSC], Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 [DSBD]