The Christian Hebraism of John Donne
Subtitle: written with the fingers of man's hand
By: Chanita Goodblatt.
Series: Medieval & Renaissance literary studies
Publisher: Duquesne University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Pittsburgh
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780820704319
Subjects: Donne, John, -- 1572-1631 -- Prose; Donne, John, -- 1572-1631 -- Religion; Christian Hebraists -- England -- History -- 16th century; Christian Hebraists -- England -- History -- 17th century; Jewish learning and scholarship -- England -- History -- 16th century; Jewish learning and scholarship -- England -- History -- 17th century
Description: "During the Reformation, as Christian scholars demonstrated more interest in Hebrew language and the Jewish roots of European civilization, John Donne's prose works highlight this intellectual trend as Donne draws on specific exegetical, lexical, rhetorical, and thematic strategies tied to Hebrew traditions. Goodblatt also includes reproductions of the Hebrew Rabbinic and Geneva Bibles for reference"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Christian Hebraism: sources and strategies; title: Pt. 1; title: Sermons on the penitential Psalms 6 and 32; title: the penitential Psalm 6: notes and margins; title: The penitential Psalm 32: The sacred philology of sin; title: Pt. 2; title: Sermons on the penitential Psalm 38 and the Prebend Psalms; title: The literal sense: moralized grammar; title: The literal sense: genesis; title: Appendix. Hebrew and Aramaic texts.