Herbert George Knihy

Kniha sestává ze čtyř dílčích antologií z děl čtyř výrazných básnických osobností evropského baroka. Tyto čtyři osobnosti tak vytvářejí pozoruhodný oblouk od senzuální poezie italské k metafyzické meditaci básníků ze severu. Většina veršů je do češtiny přeložena poprvé. Každý z básníků je zastoupen zhruba deseti (integrálně přeloženými) skladbami a uveden bio- bibliografickým medailonem.

Featuring a faithful reproduction of the 1871 edition, this collection presents a selection of English poems that captures the essence of its time. The high-quality reprint preserves the language and style of the original work, offering readers a glimpse into the poetic traditions and themes of the era. Ideal for poetry enthusiasts and scholars alike, it serves as a valuable resource for exploring the literary landscape of 19th-century England.

The volume presents a compelling exploration of George Herbert's inner turmoil related to his faith and belief in God, seamlessly blending his prose and poetry. It delves into the complexities of his spiritual struggles, offering readers a profound insight into the tension between his religious principles and personal convictions. This collection invites reflection on the themes of devotion, doubt, and the search for meaning in the context of faith.

This selection of one hundred poems by one of the greatest devotional poets in the English language, George Herbert, is designed for readers to enjoy the verse for its beauty, spirituality and humanity. The book is simply and elegantly designed, and includes a preface introducing key features of Herbert's poetry.

Jacula Prudentum, or “Darts of the Wise,” is a collection of almost 1200 proverbs compiled by George Herbert in the seventeenth century. This collection includes many well-known sayings such as: “Whose house is of glass must not throw stones at another,” “All is not gold that glitters,” “Help thyself, and God will help thee,” and “You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drink when and what he pleaseth.” “The collection is curious and interesting. Proverbs formed a favorite study of that age.”—Rev. Robert Willmott.

Herbert experimented brilliantly with a remarkable variety of forms, from hymns and sonnets to pattern poems, the shape of which reveal their subjects. His best-loved poems, from The Collar and Jordan to The Altar and Easter Wings, achieve a perfection of form and feeling, a rare luminosity, and a timeless metaphysical grandeur.

An entirely new edition of Herbert's collected poems with nots, chronology and introduction by the distinguised scholar Anne Pasternak Slater, this volume is designed to complement the editions of Marvell, Donne and Milton already published by the Everyman's Library. This volume is ideal for students and offers the best text available.

Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest George Herbert is one the most famous and popular of the metaphysical poets. The Poetry Foundation has described him as "a pivotal figure: enormously popular, deeply and broadly influential, and arguably the most skillful and important British devotional lyricist." All of Herbert's surviving poems are religious in nature, characterized by their directness of expression and many of which employ an intricate rhyme scheme. Included in this volume is a complete collection of his poetry and prose writings including the following works: "The Temple," "The Church Militant," "Jacula Prudentium," "A Priest to the Temple," "Letters of George Herbert," "The Oration of Master George Herbert," "Preface and Notes to the Divine Considerations of John Valdesso," "Notes to the Divine Considerations," and "A Treatise of Temperance and Sobriety."

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past.