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Poetry of Contemplation : John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, and the Modern Period
author
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Clements, Arthur L.
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0791401278
print isbn13
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9780791401279
ebook isbn13
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9780585091136
language
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English
subject
English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism, Contemplation in literature, Christian poetry, English--History and criticism, Mysticism in literature, Donne, John,--1572-1631--Criticism and interpretation, Herbert, George,--1593-1633--Cri
publication date
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1990
lcc
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PR545.C675C57 1990eb
ddc
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821/.3/09384
subject
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English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism, Contemplation in literature, Christian poetry, English--History and criticism, Mysticism in literature, Donne, John,--1572-1631--Criticism and interpretation, Herbert, George,--1593-1633--Cri
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Poetry of Contemplation
John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, and the Modern Period
ARTHUR L. CLEMENTS
State University of New York Press
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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1990 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, NY 12246
Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data
Clements, Arthur L. Poetry of contemplation: John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, and the modern period / Arthur L. Clements. p. cm Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-7914-0126-X. ISBN 0-7914-0127-8 (pbk.) 1. English poetryEarly modern, 15001700History and criticism. 2. Contemplation in literature. 3. Christian poetry. English-History and criticism. 4. Mysticism in literature. 5. Donne, John, 15721631Criticism and interpretation. 6. Herbert, George, 15931633Criticism and interpretation. 7. Vaughan, Henry, 16221695Criticism and interpretation. 8. Literature, Modern20th centuryHistory and criticism. I. Title. PR545.C675C57 1990 821.309384dc1988-32408 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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For my children, Margaret, Stephen, Michael, and Thomas
And for my grandchildren, Michele, Phillip, Rachele, and Anthony
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Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
Preface
xi
Chapter 1 Contemplative Tradition
1
Chapter 2 John Donne
19
Chapter 3 George Herbert
81
Chapter 4 Henry Vaughan
129
Chapter 5 Contemplative Poetry and the Modern Period
173
Appendix A Grouping of the Songs and Sonnets and a General Dating of Poems
241
Appendix B Selected Bibliography of "The Exstasie"
246
Notes
251
Works Cited
281
Index
297
Page vii
Acknowledgments
This book has been a long time in the making. Since "gratitude is heaven itself," as William Blake remarks, it is thus a very special pleasure to express appreciation for the help and encouragement of those who contributed in various ways to its making.
I feel a particular sense of debt and gratitude to two of my teachers, W. T. Stace and R. A. Durr, who early stimulated my interest, respectively, in the philosophy of religion and in seventeenth-century poetry, and from both of whom I learned much about mysticism. I hope and believe their good influences may be apparent from the beginning to the end of this book.
Friends and colleagues made various contributions. Albert Tricomi of SUNY-Binghamton read through the manuscript and offered many thoughtful suggestions; I was able to consult with during the development of the manuscript through earlier and later versions, and I invariably found his responses constructive and helpful. Mary Giles of California State University, Sacramento, gave much specific, useful advice not only as reader of the manuscript but also earlier as the editor of Studia Mystica, in which two of my essays incorporated in this book were previously published; I am especially grateful for her advice to expand the last chapter and strengthen the case for the transformative power of contemplative poetry. Robert Boenig and Terence Hoagwood, both of Texas A&M University, also read the manuscript and provided many thoughtful and detailed comments for improvements. Norman Burns of SUNY-Binghamton read part of the manuscript. All students of seventeenth-century English literature are of course indebted to the work of Louis L. Martz of Yale University and Joseph H. Summers of the University of Rochester; I have benefitted, additionally, from their insightful readings
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