George Herbert
George Herbert (born April 3, 1593 at Montgomery Castle , † March 1, 1633 in Bemerton , Wiltshire ) was an English writer . Along with John Donne and Andrew Marvell, he is considered to be one of the most important " metaphysical poets ".
Life
George Herbert came from a wealthy, educated family. His father died when Herbert was three years old. His mother was friends with John Donne. His brother was the poet and philosopher Edward Herbert . He had eight other siblings. Little is known about Herbert's childhood and youth. He studied theology and philosophy at Cambridge University and was appointed Public Orator at Cambridge University after successfully completing this course. In 1630 he was ordained a priest. In his lyrical work, Herbert devoted himself almost exclusively to religious topics, which he did not deal with from an abstract or theological, but from a very personal point of view. George Herbert died of tuberculosis on March 1, 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, at the age of almost 40 .
Reception in pop culture
The motto attributed to Herbert "Living well is the best revenge" is the title of an album by the US band Midtown and was taken up by the US band REM as the title for a song on their album Accelerate .
The German Qntal sets the poem Virtue by Herbert in the title song of the album Translucida .
Works
- The Temple , 1633
- The Countrey Parson , 1652
Remembrance day
March 1 on the calendar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
literature
- Amy M. Charles: A Life of George Herbert . Ithaca, London 1977, ISBN 0-8014-1014-2 .
- Wendy Cope: George Herbert . SPCK, London 2002, ISBN 0-281-05475-4 .
- Tim McKenzie: Vocation in the Poetry of the Priest-poets George Herbert, Gerard Manley Hopkins and R. S. Thomas . Mellen, Lewiston, NY 2004, ISBN 0-7734-6570-7 .
- Helen Gardner: The Metaphysical Poets . Oxford University Press. London 1961.
- John Drury: Music at midnight: the life and poetry of George Herbert , London: Allen Lane, 2013, ISBN 978-1-846-14248-2
Web links
- Literature by and about George Herbert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Selected poems (English) by George Herbert at Representative Poetry Online at the University of Toronto
- "The Life of Mr. George Herbert" (English) by Izaak Walton (1593–1683)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbert, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English clergyman, poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montgomery Castle |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1633 |
| Place of death | Bemerton , Wiltshire |