Description |
1 online resource (vi, 335 pages) : illustrations, music |
Contents |
Why read Herrick? / Katharine Eisaman Maus -- 'Jocond his muse was' : celebration and virtuosity in Herrick / John Creaser -- Conviviality interrupted or, Herrick and postmodernism / Leah S. Marcus -- 'Those lyrick feasts, made at the sun, the dog, the triple tunne' : going clubbing with Ben Jonson / Michelle O'Callaghan -- Herrick and the Order of the Black Riband : literary community in Civil-War London and the publication of Hesperides (1648) / Nicholas McDowell -- 'Leaves of fame' : Katherine Philips and Robert Herrick's shared community / Line Cottegnies -- 'Thou & Ile sing to make these dull shades merry' : Herrick's Charon dialogues / Richard Wistreich -- 'Ile bring thee Herrick to Anacreon' : Robert Herrick's anacreontics and the politics of conviviality in Hesperides / Stella Achilleos -- Supping with ghosts : imitation and immortality in Herrick / Syrithe Pugh -- 'Touch but thy lire (my Harrie)' : Henry Lawes and the mirthful music of Hesperides / Stacey Jocoy -- His noble numbers / Graham Parry -- Afterword : Herrick's community, the Babylonian captivity, and the uses of historicism / Achsah Guibbory |
Summary |
This is a book-length appraisal of the major 17th-century poet Robert Herrick. The collection reads his poetry in the context of his literary, musical, political, and religious affiliations and looks at how he both presents and constructs ideals of community through his work |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-326) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674 -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674 fast |
Subject |
Communities in literature.
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Communities in literature
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English.
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Languages & Literatures.
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English Literature.
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Connolly, Ruth.
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Cain, Tom
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ISBN |
9780191729355 |
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0191729353 |
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