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- Title
SOME COLONIAL AMERICAN POETRY AND GEORGE HERBERT.
- Authors
Shawcross, John T.
- Abstract
The article focuses on how English poet George Herbert influenced American poets and poetry, such as Philip Pain. The author discusses the importance of his poem "The Temple," analyzes how the biblical Book of Psalms influenced both his poetry and American Colonial poetry, and explores the idea of Protestant poetry.
- Subjects
HERBERT, George, 1593-1633; COLONIAL American poetry; ENGLISH influences on American poetry; PAIN, Philip; TEMPLE, The (Poem); RELIGION &; poetry; BIBLE. Psalms; PROTESTANT poetry; REVOLUTIONARY (Literary period); 19TH century (Literary period)
- Publication
Early American Literature, 1988, Vol 23, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
0012-8163
- Publication type
Literary Criticism