AbstractsLanguage, Literature & Linguistics
Henry Vaughan, Silurist: a study of his life and writings: his relations to his age and subsequent influence
| Institution: | University of Birmingham |
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| Department: | Department of English |
| Year: | 1934 |
| Keywords: | PN Literature (General); PN0080 Criticism; PR English literature |
| Record ID: | 1403387 |
| Full text PDF: | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/4531/ |
Abstract
A study of Henry Vaughan’s early life and friends; his attitude to and part in contemporary affairs; poems (1646); Olor Iscanus: translations; Silex Scintillans; the prose works 1651-1655; Thalia Rediviva; his attitude to nature; his views on pre-existence; childhood; the past; style; reading and teachers; and his influence.
