George Herbert

George Herbert (1593–1633) was an English poet and Anglican priest whose devotional lyrics, collected posthumously in The Temple, are central works of metaphysical poetry.

The Temple (George Herbert): A posthumously published collection of George Herbert’s English devotional poems. This collection gathers the poems that made Herbert’s devotional voice widely known.
Easter Wings: A George Herbert poem whose paired stanzas are shaped to resemble wings. Its diminishing and expanding lines embody spiritual fall and restoration.
John Donne: An English poet and Anglican cleric known for metaphysical poetry and powerful religious sermons. Donne’s intellectual lyric style offers a close comparison with Herbert’s devotional poems.
Montgomery, Powys: A historic market town in Wales, formerly known as Montgomery. Herbert was born in this border town in 1593.
Richard Crashaw: An English religious poet known for elaborate imagery and intense devotional verse. Crashaw developed a distinct style within the devotional poetry Herbert helped define.
Metaphysical poetry: A seventeenth-century poetic mode marked by intellectual argument, striking comparisons, and concentrated expression. Herbert’s wit and compressed arguments place his lyrics within this poetic tradition.
The Altar (George Herbert): A George Herbert poem printed in the shape of an altar. Its shaped form makes the speaker’s broken heart into an offering.
Nicholas Ferrar: An English religious leader who established a devotional community at Little Gidding. Herbert entrusted the manuscript of The Temple to Ferrar near the end of his life.
Trinity College, Cambridge: A constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1546. Herbert studied and later taught at Trinity, where he became university orator.
T. S. Eliot: An American-born poet, critic, and playwright who became a major figure in modernist literature. Eliot’s criticism renewed attention to Herbert’s intellectual precision and poetic craft.

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