Theory and Theology in George Herbert’s Poetry: `Divinitie, and Poesie, Met'
Elizabeth Clarke
Abstract
In 17th-century England the poet George Herbert became known as ‘Divine Herbert’, his poetry a model for those aspiring to the status of inspired Christian poet. This book explores the relationship between the poetry of George Herbert and the concept of divine inspiration rooted in devotional texts of the time. The book considers three very different treatises read and approved by Herbert: Savonarola’s De Simplicitate Christianae Vitae, Juan de Valdes’s The Hundred and Ten Considerations, and Francois de Sales’s Introduction to the Devout Life. These authors all saw literary production as impl ... More
Keywords: theology, George Herbert, poetry, 17th-century England, Divine Herbert, Christian poet, divine inspiration, devotional texts, treatises, Holy Spirit
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1997 | Print ISBN-13: 9780198263982 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263982.001.0001 |
