George Herbert wrote, but never published, some of the very greatest English poetry, recording in an astonishing variety of forms his inner experiences of grief, recovery, hope, despair, anger, fulfilment and - above all else - love.
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.
Incomparable. Drury triumphantly delivers the goods ... artfully
weaving the poetry through the life
*Daily Telegraph*
Excellent, captivating, full of moving detail. A terrific book
about a remarkable poet
*Independent*
Dazzling
*Sunday Times*
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