The Poetics of Conversion in Early Modern English Literature: Verse and Change from Donne to Dryden - Couverture souple

Murray, Molly

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107402824 ISBN 13 : 9781107402829

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book considers the poetry written by converts between Catholic and Protestant churches within post-Reformation England.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Christians in post-Reformation England inhabited a culture of conversion. Required to choose among rival forms of worship, many would cross - and often recross - the boundary between Protestantism and Catholicism. This study considers the poetry written by such converts, from the reign of Elizabeth I to that of James II, concentrating on four figures: John Donne, William Alabaster, Richard Crashaw, and John Dryden. Murray offers a context for each poet's conversion within the era's polemical and controversial literature. She also elaborates on the formal features of the poems themselves, demonstrating how the language of poetry could express both spiritual and ecclesiastical change with particular vividness and power. Proposing conversion as a catalyst for some of the most innovative devotional poetry of the period, both canonical and uncanonical, this study will be of interest to all specialists in early modern English literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107402824
• ISBN 13: 9781107402829
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 218
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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