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100 1 _aHerbert, George,
_d1593-1633.
240 1 0 _aPoems.
_kSelections
245 1 4 _aThe English poems of George Herbert.
_cEdited by C. A. Patrides.
260 _aLondon,
_bDent;
_aTotowa, N.J.,
_bRowman and Littlefield
_c[1975, c1974]
300 _a247 p.
_c20 cm.
490 1 _a[Rowman and Littlefield university library]
500 _aGeorge Herbert also wrote Latin poems, not included in this collection. The English poems were first published, posthumously, as: The temple. Cf. Columbia encycl.
504 _aBibliography: p. [214]-238.
505 0 _aTo the reader -- An outline of Herbert's life -- A crown of praise : the poetry of Herbert -- A note on typology -- The Temple. The church-porch -- The church -- The church militant -- Appendixes. Poems not included in The Temple -- Three versions of a poem by Herbert -- Some secular poems parodied by Herbert.
520 _aThis fully annotated edition of the complete English poems of George Herbert provides the text of the reliable first edition of The Temple (1633). Appended are six poems not included in The Temple, three versions of The Elixir to show Herbert's approach to revision, and several secular poems which he intentionally parodied. The edition begins with an outline of the poet's life and ends with a comprehensive twenty-five page bibliography. - Jacket.
650 0 _aChristian poetry, English
_yEarly modern, 1500-1700.
700 1 _aPatrides, C. A.,
_eeditor.
830 0 _aRowman and Littlefield university library.
999 _c5476
_d5476