Encounters with God in medieval and early modern English poetry
By: Charlotte Clutterbuck.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Co.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Christian poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism.; Christian poetry, English (Middle) -- History and criticism.; Christian poetry, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.; Christianity and literature -- England.; God in literature.
Description: "Engaging with four English poems or groups of poems - the anonymous medieval Crucifixion lyrics; William Langland's Piers Plowman, John Donne's Divine Poems, and John Milton's Paradise Lost - this book examines the nature of poetic encounter with God. At the same time, the author makes original contributions to the discussion of critical dilemmas in the study of each poem or group of poems." "The main linguistic focus of this book is on the nature of dialogue with God in religious poetry, an area much neglected by grammarians and often overlooked in studies of literary style. It constitutes an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between literature and theology."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-218) and index.