George Herbert: Poems Selected by Jo Shapcott (Poet to Poet) By George Herbert

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Powered by Frooition.com\n\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n--\n\nAll Items\n\nSee our eBay store for more great items >>\n\nShop Categories\n\n{Title}, {ItemCondition}\n\n--\n\n--\n\nIn this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature. George Herbert (1593-1633) was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was appointed Reader in Rhetoric in 1618 and Public Orator in 1620. He was a Greek and Latin scholar, was fluent in modern languages and an accomplished musician. In 1626 he resigned his seat in parliam.