Author: Henry VaughanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Silex scintillans, 1650. A ... facsimile
Author: Henry VaughanKeeping the Ancient Way
Author: Robert WilcherPublisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 1800858760
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Written by one of the editors of the new complete works of Henry Vaughan, Keeping the Ancient Way is the first book-length study of the poet by a single author for twenty years. It deals with a number of key topics that are central to the understanding and appreciation of this major seventeenth-century writer. These include his debt to the hermetic philosophy espoused by his twin brother (the alchemist, Thomas Vaughan); his royalist allegiance in the Civil War; his loyalty to the outlawed Church of England during the Interregnum; the unusual degree of intertextuality in his poetry (especially with the Scriptures and the devotional lyrics of George Herbert); and his literary treatment of the natural world (which has been variously interpreted from Christian, proto-Romantic, and ecological perspectives). Each of the chapters is self-contained and places its topic in relation to past and current critical debates, but the book is organized so that the biographical, intellectual, and political focus of Part One informs the discussion of poetic craftsmanship in Part Two. A wealth of historical information and close critical readings provide an accessible introduction to the poet and his period for students and general readers alike. The up-to-date scholarship will also be of interest to specialists in the literature and history of the Civil War and Interregnum.
Symbolic Action in the 1655 Edition of Henry Vaughan's Silex Scintillans
Author: Hugh Brian FitzpatrickPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Strict Metrical Tradition
Author: David Keppel-JonesPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773569049
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Keppel-Jones's study focuses on a period of 275 years, during which iambic pentameter variations were conducted with special precision. Representative blocks of verse are chosen from major poets in original authoritative editions, and each variation is analysed on the basis of all cases of that variation. To give precision to certain of the principles, Keppel-Jones follows the linguist Bruce Hayes' definitions of boundaries between word-groups, but handles this material in such a way as to be understood by the general reader. Keppel-Jones found that the practical result of this study is a new metre that he allows him to apply the principles of iambic variation to the anapest. His fascinating and original approach to iambic pentameter will appeal to scholars in the field and also to people with a general interest in poetry.
Silex Scintillans, 1650
Author: Henry VaughanThe Rise and Fall of Alexandria
Author: Justin PollardPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780143112518
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library-the greatest in antiquity-and its fertile intellectual and spiritual life--it was here that Christianity and Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with fresh insights on science, philosophy, culture, and invention, this is an irresistible, eye- opening delight.
The Fuller Worthies' Library
Author: Alexander Balloch GrosartPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Works of Henry Vaughan, Silurist
Author: Henry VaughanPublisher:
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Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Author: Henry Vaughan
Author: Henry Vaughan