Hesperides (/hɛˈspɛrɪdiːz/) (complete title, Hesperides; or the Works both Human and Divine of Robert Herrick Esq.) 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.[1][2] It is replete with carpe diem sentiments. The title refers to the Hesperides, nymphs of the evening in Greek mythology.
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Content
Hesperides includes "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time", which features the famous lines:
- Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
- Old time is still a-flying;
- And this same flower that smiles today,
- To-morrow will be dying.
It also includes "Corinna's Going a-Maying",[3] which includes the lines:
- Come, let us goe, while we are in our prime;
- And take the harmlesse follie of the time.
- We shall grow old apace, and die
- Before we know our liberty.
- Our life is short; and our dayes run
- As fast away as do's the Sunne:
- And as a vapour, or a drop of raine
- Once lost, can ne'r be found againe.
Furthermore, Hesperides includes “Upon Julia’s Clothes”,[4] which features one of the most famous phrases in English literature:
- Whenas in silks my Julia goes,
- Then, then (methinks) how sweetly flows
- That liquefaction of her clothes.
Influence
The collection gives its name to the literary society of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where Herrick was a student.
References
- ^ "Hesperides". www.litencyc.com.
- ^ "The Life of Robert Herrick (1591-1674)". www.luminarium.org.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (15 October 2020). "Corinna's going a Maying by Robert Herrick". Poetry Foundation.
- ^ Foundation, Poetry (13 March 2021). "Upon Julia's Clothes by Robert Herrick". Poetry Foundation.
External links
- Hesperides: or, Works both human and divine. Vol. 1. W. Pickering. 1846.
- Hesperides: or, Works both human and divine. Vol. 2. W. Pickering. 1846.
- Hesperides: Or, Works Both Human and Divine. Vol. 1–2. Clarke. 1844.
- "6. Hesperides", The Cambridge History of English and American Literature (1907–21). Volume VII.
- "Ovidian Exile in the Hesperides: Herrick's Politics of Intertextuality", Review of English Studies, Volume 57, Issue 232, Pp. 733–765.
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