George Herbert and Lady Mary Wroth: A Root for 'The Flower'?

The works of poets George Herbert and Lady Mary Wroth focus on change and emotional instability and the resurgence of spirits after a winter or night of despair, contrasting past and present. Both of the poets' works have the contrast of psychological winter with the flowers in spring and the s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Review of English studies 1996-08, Vol.47 (187), p.386-389
1. Verfasser:	Pritchard, R. E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Herbert, George Love poetry Pastoral poetry Poetic themes Poetry Poets Religious poetry Sonnets Works Wroth, Lady Mary
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Zusammenfassung:	The works of poets George Herbert and Lady Mary Wroth focus on change and emotional instability and the resurgence of spirits after a winter or night of despair, contrasting past and present. Both of the poets' works have the contrast of psychological winter with the flowers in spring and the separation from the source of light and warmth. Herbert's 'The Flower' is considered as a poem that goes beyond the coincidences of convention to produce a finer poetic flower.
ISSN:	0034-6551 1471-6968