This process was strenuous but he had love for the common country life which was detailed in The Country Parson, Whitsunday, Sunday, Lent, and The Elixir.Īs a poet, Herbert was not considered as famous as his counterparts. This shows that he had to make changes to his life to be accepted by common country people. The Country Parson illustrates Herbert’ s conversion from university orator to parish priest. Priesthood for Herbert was not only a spiritual vocation but a social commitment which he explains in The Country Parson. What happen to their marriage is unclear but, by the end of 1630 he was ordained priest in Bemerton C. Then he married Jane Danvers on Maafter knowing her for three days.
First, he separated himself from Cambridge, his mothers alma mater. When his mother passed away, he made two huge changes to his life. Herbert had a very complicated relationship with his mother and was only able to communicate with her through his writings. Poems such as “The Church, “Affliction”, and “Employment” were him reflecting on his progress to find a job that would suit him spiritually and financially. During this time he was without a vocation and his poems reflected this period. With his financial gain he was able to focus on his favorite projects, rebuilding churches. His financial condition improved when he became a part owner of land in Worcestershire and sold for a good profit. This caused him to live with friends and relatives between 16. However his life as a deacon gave him a modest income and could not support him. Following in his father’s footsteps, George was elected as a representative to Parliament in both 16.Īfter leaving Parliament behind, he began his ordination as a deacon supposedly in late 1624. Shortly after becoming a rhetoric reader, Herbert became Cambridge’s public orator, speaking on behalf of the school at a variety of functions. While at Trinity, Herbert earned both his bachelors and masters degrees, and went on to be appointed rhetoric reader at Cambridge. Herbert began school at age 10, attending Westminster School before moving on to Trinity College. Then five years later they moved to London, where they would be properly educated and raised as loyal Angelicans. George’s father died at a young age, and shortly after his father’s death, Herbert’s mother moved him and his six brothers and three sisters to Oxford. His mother Magdalen later became a patron and friend of John Donne.
Herbert’s father was a wealthy Aristocrat, a member of Parliament who knew many writers and poets such as John Donne. George Herbert (1593-1633) comes from a noble family from Montgomery, Wales. “On his deathbed, he sent the manuscript of The Temple to his close friend, Nicholas Ferrar, asking him to publish the poems only if he thought they might do good to ‘any dejected poor soul.'” Background (George Herbert: a portrait by Robert White in 1674)
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