Divine subjection
Subtitle: the rhetoric of sacramental devotion in early modern England
By: Gary Kuchar.
Series: Medieval & Renaissance literary studies; Medieval and Renaissance literary studies.
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
Subjects: Christian poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Rhetoric.; Devotional literature, English -- History and criticism.; Sacraments in literature.
Description: "Combines theoretically engaged analyses with historically contextualized close readings to open new ways of understanding the relations between devotional literature and early modern English culture"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: Southwell's plaint : subjection and the representation of the recusant soul; title: The gendering of God and the advent of the subject in Richard Crashaw; title: Representation and embodiment in John Donne's Devotions upon emergent occasions; title: "Organs of thy praise" : body, word and self in Thomas Traherne; title: Conclusion : sacramental rhetoric in the time of the "wan ghost" : excess, subjection and spectrality.