Selected Poems: Robert Herrick

Making available the full range of Herrick's poetry, this selection includes musings of joyful eroticism, warm observations of rural life, and shrewd epigrams. These poems also demonstrate how Herrick's work is shadowed by an elegiac awareness of mortality and the fragility of beauty.

About the author

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century poet and priest. He is the author of Hesperides, a collection of lyric poetry, and Noble Numbers. David Jesson-Dibley is the principal reader for The Professional Author's and Publishers' Association.

Summary

David Jesson-Dibley's selection of the most important of Herrick's poems is arranged thematically, providing an introduction for readers new to Herrick, and a fresh perspective for those already familiar with his poetry.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Herrick
• Assisted by: David Jesson-Dibley (Editor)
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2006
• EAN: 9781857547047
• ISBN: 978-1-85754-704-7
• No. of pages: 90
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 156 g
• Series: Fyfield Books; Fyfield Books
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies