The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume I

The volume collects a poet's English verse divided between devotional and secular sections, gathering hymns, meditations, and lyric devotions on Christ, the Virgin, saints, and sacramental themes alongside occasional secular pieces: elegies, panegyrics, translations from classical and Italian sources, and playful or reflective lyrics. It includes small previously unprinted fragments called Airelles, editorial apparatus such as a memorial introduction, preface, textual notes, and reproductions of the author's designs. The arrangement highlights intense religious imagery, baroque conceits, and musical diction balanced by humanist learning and occasional wit, offering both devotional meditation and learned literary artistry.