A groundbreaking study of the role of mysticism in the literature of seventeenth century England, this volume explores the works of major writers such as John Donne, George Herbert, and Andrew Marvell. Thompson's insightful analysis illuminates the ways in which these writers grappled with the mysteries of the divine and the human experience.

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