George Herbert by Wendy Cope

George Herbert by Wendy Cope

George Herbert was a 17th century spiritual writer. This is a selection of his poetry and prose chosen by the poet, Wendy Cope. The volume also contains some biographical detail and historical context.

George Herbert was born in 1593. He attended Trinity College, Cambridge, and became the Public Orator of the University. In 1626 he was ordained, and became rector of the parish of Bemerton, not far from Salisbury. His poetry is still widely read today and he wrote many of our well-loved hymns such as Teach me, my God and King, and Let all the world in every corner sing. Wendy Cope is a well known poet, who has contributed a programme about George Herbert to BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please. Her best known book of poetry is Making Cocoa for Kinsley Amis.

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ISBN 13	9780281054756
ISBN 10	0281054754
Title	George Herbert
Author	Wendy Cope
Series	Golden Age Of Spiritual Writing
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SPCK Publishing
Year published	2002-10-18
Number of pages	160
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