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The poetry of Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne represents ""an attempt to shape their lives and verse around the fact of divine presence and influence,"" writes Sharon Seelig. The relationship between belief and expression in these three metaphysical poets is the subject of this deeply perceptive study.Each of these poets held to some extent the notion of dual reality, of the world as indicative of a higher reality, but their responses to this tradition vary greatly -- from the ongoing struggle between God and the poet of The Temple, which finally transforms the materials of everyday life and w

Belief and doubt in literature. --- Christian poetry, English --- English language --- English poetry --- History and criticism. --- Rhetoric. --- Traherne, Thomas, --- Vaughan, Henry, --- Herbert, George, --- Criticism and interpretation.

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English Lyric Poetry is a comprehensive reassessment of lyric poetry of the early seventeenth century. The study is directed at both beginning and more advanced students of literature, and responds to more specialised scholarly inquiries pursued of late in relation to specific poets. This extremely lucid and elegantly written book avoids the limitations of much recent criticism. Donne, Jonson, the Spenserians, Herbert, Milton, Marvell, Vaughan, as well as many non-canonical and women poets, all receive sustained, fresh, and detailed analysis. Jonathan Post seeks to assimilate many

English poetry --- History and criticism --- Early modern, 1500-1700 --- England --- Intellectual life --- 17th century --- History and criticism. --- ENGLISH POETRY --- JONSON (BEN), 1572-1637 --- METAPHYSICAL POETRY --- CAVALIER POETRY --- HERBERT (GEORGE), 1593-1633 --- MILTON (JOHN), 1608-1674 --- VAUGHAN (HENRY) --- MARVELL (ANDREW) --- DONNE (JOHN), 1573-1631 --- EARLY MODERN, 1500-1700 --- CRITIQUE ET INTERPRETATION