English Literature / Unit 8 ENL 0705 short lesson, about 20 seconds
George Herbert and The Temple
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The idea
George Herbert, a Church of England priest associated with the metaphysical poets, is called one of the foremost devotional lyricists. His collection The Temple appeared after his death, in sixteen thirty-three. His "Easter Wings" is a shaped poem, printed so its lines form wings.
In practice
Devotion, plain words, shaped poems.
Where people slip
Herbert is metaphysical in wit, gentle in tone.
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