Utmost Art: Complexity in the Verse of George Herbert

by Mary Ellen Rickey

Book Overview

George Herbert has always been regarded as a man of singular piety and a poet of uncommon technical ability. Until recent times, however, he was usually thought to have written prosodically ingenious but conceptually thin verse. Mary Ellen Rickey, through a close examination of Herbert's poetry, reveals the high concentration of ideas in his verse and the richness of his imagery.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813154413
• ISBN13: 9780813154411
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher