A collection of poems by a pivotal figure in the literary culture of Stuart England.

William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke, was a pivotal figure in the literary and political cultures of Stuart England. He wrote poetry primarily for social occasions: A debate with a friend, seductions or apologies to beloveds, or support for a deceased political ally. This volume collects his work along with an introduction, detailed notes, and other apparatus that explore the networks in which the poems circulated, the interpretive contexts suggested in miscellanies, and alternative readings revealed through scribal variants. The book also features five contemporary musical settings.
 

William Herbert,Third Earl of Pembroke (1580–1630) was an English nobleman and politician who served as Chancellor of Oxford University. Mary Ellen Lamb is professor emeritus of English from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Garth Bond is associate professor of English at Lawrence University. Steven W. May is adjunct professor of English at Emory University.

Acknowledgments
Preface
List of Poems
Sigla
Editorial Conventions
List of Abbreviations
Illustrations
General Introduction
Biographical Introduction
Texts of Poems
Textual introductions with commentaries and readings
Appendix A: Descriptions of B4, U1, U2
Appendix B: Attribution in PR (1660 printed Poems)
Index of First Lines
Bibliography