Thomas Traherne
Subtitle: Poetry and Prose (Golden Age of Spiritual Writing)
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: January 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780281054688
Subjects: Biography: general; Christian spirituality; Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries; Works by individual poets: 16th to 18th centuries; Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality; English; Poetry; Devotional; Inspirational & Religious
First sentence: "The Traherne I first met was a largely discredited one."
Description: This volume is one in a series entitled 'The Golden Age of Spritual Writing' that looks at the writings of several 17c. poets.  It contains a 22 page introduction which sets out an up to date biography, a brief outline of the discovery of his works, the literary critique so far, his sources and influences, and historical context. This is followed by choice extracts from Traherne's newest discoveries alongside those from his most famous favourites. The book invites a new reading of Traherne that includes the influence of these new discoveries.
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