January 15, 2022 (uploaded)
Unveiling “The Temple”: A George Herbert Experience
Episode 001: “The Altar“
There's much more than meets the eye in this episode's poem from George Herbert's "The Temple"--"The Altar" is the rich first serving in a banquet of poetic delights, and it has a lot of surprises to reveal if we know where to look. J. D. Wright shines a light on the poem and guides you through its secrets in this tempting first episode of Unveiling "The Temple."
For this episode’s poem, we recommend visiting "The Altar" at poetryfoundation.org.
Great web sources for George Herbert’s poetry include…
George Herbert & The Temple
The Temple at archive.org
George Herbert and Bemerton
A high-quality, affordable print edition of George Herbert poetry is George Herbert: The Complete Poetry, ed. John Drury and Victoria Moul (Penguin Classics, 2015). For more by George Herbert, plus bonus material, consult George Herbert: The Complete English Works, ed. Ann Pasternak Slater (Everyman's Library, 1995). For more on George Herbert's life and works, see John Drury's Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert (University of Chicago Press, 2014).
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George Herbert’s poems are in the public domain.
Original content in this podcast is © Jarrell D. Wright.