£5.00
Title: Robert Herrick Poems from Hesperidies and Noble Numbers
Author: John Hayward (selected)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 1961
Format: Paperback
Condition: Brown and blue paperback covers which are in a good condition with just slight fading to spine. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks, just some light tanning due to age.
Book measures 18cm x 11cm with 230 pages.
1 in stock
Robert Herrick Poems from Hesperides and Noble Numbers selected, edited and introduced by John Hayward. Part of the Penguin Poets Series No:D58.
Hesperides is a book of poetry published in 1648 by English Cavalier poet Robert Herrick. This collection of 1200 lyrical poems, his magnum opus, was published under his direction, and established his reputation. It is replete with carpe diem sentiments. The title refers to the Hesperides, nymphs of the evening in Greek mythology. His Noble Numbers, a collection of poems on religious subjects. This book is a selection of these poems.
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