Music at Midnight by John Drury
Integrates the life and poetry of George Herbert, giving us in Music at Midnight the definitive biography of the man behind some of the most famous poems in the English Language. This book sets the poetry in the whole context of the poet's life and times, so that the reader can understand the frame of mind and kind of society which produced it.
IncomparableDrury triumphantly delivers the goods ... artfully weaving the poetry through the life -- Diarmaid MacCulloch * Daily Telegraph *
Excellent, captivating, full of moving detail. A terrific book about a remarkable poet -- Sally Vickers * Independent *
Dazzling -- David Grylls * Sunday Times *
Excellent, captivating, full of moving detail. A terrific book about a remarkable poet -- Sally Vickers * Independent *
Dazzling -- David Grylls * Sunday Times *
John Drury is Chaplain and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He began as a biblical scholar, and while Dean of King's College, Cambridge, worked with Frank Kermode on the Gospels for The Literary Guide to the Bible. As Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, he studied Christian paintings and their meaning in Painting the Word. Music at Midnight is the culmination of a lifetime's interest in Herbert, whose Complete Poetry Drury is now editing for Penguin Classics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141043401 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141043407 |
| Title | Music at Midnight |
| Author | John Drury |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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