John Drury
Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141043401
- author:
- John Drury
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 12.7 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Novelists, Poets & Playwrights,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
George Herbert's poetry is a treasure trove of inner experiences, recorded in a variety of forms. This biography, Music at Midnight, brings together the life and poetry of the man behind some of the most famous poems in the English Language. Born in 1593, George Herbert lived a life marked by worldly ambition and a desire for high public office. However, he took a different path, devoting himself to the restoration of the church at Leighton Bromswold and his parish of Bemerton, where he found solace in the cathedral music that became his 'heaven on earth'. The publication of his poems, The Temple, after his death in 1633, cemented his fame. In this book, John Drury sets Herbert's poetry in the context of his life and times, providing a deeper understanding of the poet's experiences and the society that produced them.
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