Sir Richard Blackmore and the Bible
Subtitle: a reading of his physico-theological poems
By: Michela Pizzol Giacomini.
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9780761835608
Subjects: Blackmore, Richard, -- Sir, -- d. 1729 -- Criticism and interpretation; English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism; Christianity and literature -- England -- History; Christian literature, English -- History and criticism
Description: "Sir Richard Blackmore (1650-1729) was deeply affected by the Protestant poetic trends in England, which favored the Sacred Scriptures as a source for what was termed "divine poetry." His preference also prized the religious poetic trends as a spiritual weapon against vice and atheism. His advocacy of ideas upholding virtue, morality, and Christianity in a world that was undergoing phenomenal changes in its mores served as a backbone for the renewal and strengthening of the increasing popularity of divine poetry. This work further explores the Bible's influence on Blackmore's physico-theological poems, his personal notions of a Creator, and his scientific ideas."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.