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Poet Robert Herrick 1591–1674
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Subjects Living, Time & Brevity, Arts & Sciences, Social Commentaries
Poetic Terms Concrete or Pattern Poetry, Rhymed Stanza
Biography
Almost forgotten in the eighteenth century, and in the nineteenth century alternately applauded for his poetry’s lyricism and condemned for its “obscenities,” Robert Herrick is, in the latter half of the twentieth century, finally becoming recognized as one of the most accomplished nondramatic poets of his age. Long dismissed as merely a “minor poet” and, as a consequence, neglected or underestimated by scholars and critics, the . . .
Poems by Robert Herrick
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SUBJECT Living, Time & Brevity, Arts & Sciences, Social Commentaries
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Poetic Terms Concrete or Pattern Poetry, Rhymed Stanza
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