... and in the capital and his sense of alienation when deprived of this cultural milieu. It also recounts his reaction to the defeat of the royalist cause, his courtship of Catherine Wise, his gradual readjustment to provincial life, and the spiritual awakening that followed the death of a younger brother, William...

... Coming of Christ as alternative solutions to personal grief and the predicament of a defeated royalist under the Puritan regime. Easter poems are seen to mark the emergence of a more hopeful state of mind, which leads to a more positive engagement with the political situation. The chapter then describes...

... to the world in which he lived: the topography and social context of his native Breconshire; his ideas about God and Nature; his royalist affiliation during the civil wars; his opposition to the Puritan regime imposed upon South Wales; and his encouragement of members of the outlawed Church of England during...