Donne's Augustine
Subtitle: Renaissance cultures of interpretation
By: Katrin Ettenhuber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780199609109
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Religion; History; Criticism and interpretation; In literature; Influence; Theology
Description: A comprehensive re-examination of John Donne, through his response to the most iconic religious figure in Western theology, Saint Augustine of Hippo. This book significantly enriches our understanding of the reading and writing culture of Renaissance England, and of the religious debates and controversies in the decades leading up to the Civil War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-257) and index.