John Donne and the Protestant Reformation
Subtitle: New Perspectives
Contributors: Mary Arshagouni Papazian (Editor); Mary Arshagouni Papazia (Editor)
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780814330128
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Poetry & poets: 16th to 18th centuries; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; Literary Collections; Religion - Classic Works; English; Literature: Classics; Europe; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Christian Theology - History; Christianity - Literature & the Arts; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Essays; 1572-1631; 17th century; Christian literature, English; Christianity and literature; Donne, John,; England; History; History and criticism; Protestantism and literature; Religion
Description: "This collection includes thirteen essays that together place Donne broadly in the context of English and European traditions and explore his divine poetry, his prose work, the Devotions Upon Emergent Occassions, and his sermons. It becomes clear that in adopting the values of the Reformation, Donne does not completely reject everything from his Catholic background. Rather, the clash of religion erupts in his work in both moving and disconcerting ways." "This collection offers a fresh understanding of Donne's hard-won irenicism, which he achieved at great personal and professional risk."--Jacket.