July 2, 2022
Unveiling “The Temple”: A George Herbert Experience
Episode 9: “Sepulchre“
We visit another piece of church architecture in this episode with a poem entitled "Sepulchre," which focuses on the corporality of Jesus in the tomb and which meditates at length upon the stone from which that tomb was hewn. Join J. D. Wright as he discusses the poem on this episode of Unveiling "The Temple."
For this episode’s poem, we recommend visiting "Sepulchre" at ccel.org.
A brief documentary on the structure of and practices surrounding the medieval Easter sepulchre in the English church is available on YouTube.
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.