George Herbert: Sacred and ProfaneHelen Wilcox, Richard Todd VU University Press, 1995 - 211 pages |
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... poem ' Jordan ( 1 ) ' . Similarly , Herbert's grossly flattering elegy for Sir Francis Bacon , who died in 1626 , SACRED SINGER / PROFANE POET : Sacred Singer/Profane Poet: Herbert's Split Poetic Personal Elizabeth Clarke.
... poem ' Jordan ( 1 ) ' . Similarly , Herbert's grossly flattering elegy for Sir Francis Bacon , who died in 1626 , SACRED SINGER / PROFANE POET : Sacred Singer/Profane Poet: Herbert's Split Poetic Personal Elizabeth Clarke.
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... poem ' ( Tuve , p . 210 ) . Her reading has been largely uncontested . For example , Richard Strier , who offers perhaps the most extensive commentary on Herbert's ' A Par- ody ' , claims ' As Tuve has shown , Herbert's poem is intended ...
... poem ' ( Tuve , p . 210 ) . Her reading has been largely uncontested . For example , Richard Strier , who offers perhaps the most extensive commentary on Herbert's ' A Par- ody ' , claims ' As Tuve has shown , Herbert's poem is intended ...
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... Herbert's teasing definitions ; both poets provide entertainment by contriving surprises ... Herbert's poem finally makes its way heavenward , until in that land of spices something comes clear , as prayer is ' understood ' , so Plath's poem ...
... Herbert's teasing definitions ; both poets provide entertainment by contriving surprises ... Herbert's poem finally makes its way heavenward , until in that land of spices something comes clear , as prayer is ' understood ' , so Plath's poem ...
Contents
Prolegomena | 3 |
Herbert and Kings | 33 |
Sacred Parody and George Herbert | 49 |
Copyright | |
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