{"product_id":"keeping-the-ancient-way-aspects-of-the-life-and-work-of-henry-vaughan-1621-1695-9781800859746","title":"Keeping the Ancient Way: Aspects of the Life and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by one of the editors of the new complete works of Henry Vaughan,\u003ci\u003e Keeping the Ancient Way\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length study of the poet by a single author for twenty years. It deals with a number of key topics that are central to the understanding and appreciation of this major seventeenth-century writer. These include his debt to the hermetic philosophy espoused by his twin brother (the alchemist, Thomas Vaughan); his royalist allegiance in the Civil War; his loyalty to the outlawed Church of England during the Interregnum; the unusual degree of intertextuality in his poetry (especially with the Scriptures and the devotional lyrics of George Herbert); and his literary treatment of the natural world (which has been variously interpreted from Christian, proto-Romantic, and ecological perspectives). Each of the chapters is self-contained and places its topic in relation to past and current critical debates, but the book is organized so that the biographical, intellectual, and political focus of Part One informs the discussion of poetic craftsmanship in Part Two. A wealth of historical information and close critical readings provide an accessible introduction to the poet and his period for students and general readers alike. The up-to-date scholarship will also be of interest to specialists in the literature and history of the Civil War and Interregnum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eKeeping the Ancient Way \u003c\/i\u003eis the first book-length study of Henry Vaughan in nearly two decades and will take its place among the finest studies of the poet. [...] The book’s strength is its focus on biography and intellectual and political history in the first part and poetic craftsmanship in the second. This context provides the framework for critical readings that will be of interest to specialists in the literature and history of the Civil War and Interregnum and will be invaluable to students of Henry and Thomas Vaughan alike. \u003ci\u003eKeeping the Ancient Way \u003c\/i\u003eis a great achievement.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald R. Dickson, \u003ci\u003eSeventeenth-Century News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: Biographical and Historical Contexts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Henry Vaughan and Breconshire2. Henry Vaughan and Thomas Vaughan3. Henry Vaughan and the Civil Wars4. Henry Vaughan and the Interregnum5. Henry Vaughan and the Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Literary Practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Henry Vaughan and the Art of Allusion7. Henry Vaughan and George Herbert8. Henry Vaughan and the Scriptures9. Henry Vaughan and the Book of Nature10. Henry Vaughan and the Practice of Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360139477335,"sku":"9781800859746","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800859746.jpg?v=1754126786","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/keeping-the-ancient-way-aspects-of-the-life-and-work-of-henry-vaughan-1621-1695-9781800859746","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}