R.S. Thomas
Subtitle: conceding an absence : images of God explored
By: Elaine Shepherd.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Thomas, R. S. 1913-  -- Religion.; Religious poetry, English -- History and criticism.; God in literature.
Description: R. S. Thomas's presentation of God has given rise to controversy and dissent. In exploring Thomas's techniques of creating his image of God, Elaine Shepherd addresses the problems surrounding the language of religion and of religious poetry.

After a consideration of the possibilities of both the positive and negative ways of imaging God and the problematics of religious poetry as a genre, a sequence of close readings engages the reader in an exploration of language and image. Each chapter focuses on a significant image, examining its construction and its potential to stand as an image for God, from the image of woman as constructed by the Impressionists to the non-image of the mystical theologian.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-212) and index.