CRITICISM

Doelman, James. “George Wither, the Stationers Company and the English Psalter.” Studies in Philology 90, no. 1 (winter 1993): 74-82.

Studies the actions of the Stationers Company in thwarting the attempts by Wither and others to develop a new, superior version of the Psalter.

Gay, David. “‘Lawfull Charms’ and ‘Wars of Truth’: Voice and Power in Writings by John Milton and George Wither.” Papers on Language and Literature 36, no. 2 (spring 2000): 177-97.

Explores connections between poetic voice and power against established authority in the writings of Milton and Wither.

Gunn, J. A. W. “Mandeville and Wither: Individualism and the Workings of Providence.” In Mandeville Studies: New Explorations in the Art and Thought of Dr. Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733), edited by Irwin Primer, pp. 98-118. The Hague, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 1975.

Compares the writings of Wither with those of Dr. Bernard Mandeville with respect to Augustan ideas on individualism and providence.

Hensley, Charles S. “Wither, Waller and Marvell: Panegyrists for the Protector.” Ariel 3, no. 1 (January 1972): 5-16.

Compares Wither's writings on Oliver Cromwell with those of Andrew Marvell and Edmund Waller and claims that Wither wrote primarily as a moralist rather than as a poet.

Hunter, William B., Jr. “George Wither.” In The English Spenserians: The Poetry of Giles Fletcher, George Wither, Michael Drayton, Phineas Fletcher, and Henry More, edited by William B. Hunter, Jr., pp.111-15. Salt Lake City: The University of Utah Press, 1977.

Provides an overview of Wither's work, claiming that his poetry represents the view of an outsider at James's court.

Lamb, Charles. “On the Poetical Works of George Wither.” In The Prose Works of Charles Lamb, Vol. 1, pp. 218-228. London England: Edward Moxon, 1838.

Considers Wither's poetry self-aggrandizing.

Loewenstein, Joseph. “Wither and Professional Work.” In Print, Manuscript, and Performance: The Changing Relations of the Media in Early Modern England, edited by Arthur F. Marotti and Michael D. Bristol, pp. 103-23. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2000.

Discusses Wither's satiric writings that equate the production of poetry to labor and assert the rights of the poet to the fruits of that labor.

Norbrook, David. “Levelling Poetry: George Wither and the English Revolution, 1642-1649.” English Literary Renaissance 21, no. 2 (spring 1991): 217-56.

Examines Wither's republican writings and his role, often neglected by critics, in the English Revolution.

Pritchard, Allan. “George Wither and the Sale of the Estate of Charles I.” Modern Philology 77, no. 3 (February 1980): 370-81.

Describes Wither's activities as an appointed trustee for the estate of the executed king and his family.

———. “George Wither's Quarrel with the Stationers: An Anonymous Reply to The Schollers Purgatory.” Studies in Bibliography 16 (1963): 27-42.

Examines an anonymous letter written as part of the dispute between Wither and the Company of Stationers.

Sidgwick, Frank. Introduction to The Poetry of George Wither, edited by Frank Sidgwick, vol. 1, pp. xiii-lvi. London: A. H. Bullen, 1902.

Provides an overview of Wither's life and poetic works.

Additional coverage of Wither's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 121; Literature Resource Center; and Reference Guide to English Literature, Ed. 2.