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The Shadow of Eternity: Belief and Structure in Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne
Sharon C. Seelig
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Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408. Clean copy with minor shelf wear fine in DJ
The poetry of Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne represents "an attempt to shape their lives and verse around the fact of divine presence and influence," writes Sharon Seelig. The relationship between belief and expression in these three metaphysical poets is the subject of this deeply perceptive study.
Each of these poets held to some extent the notion of dual reality, of the world as indicative of a higher reality, but their responses to this tradition vary greatly -- from the ongoing struggle between God and the poet of The Temple, which finally transforms the materials of everyday life and ... Read more
The poetry of Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne represents "an attempt to shape their lives and verse around the fact of divine presence and influence," writes Sharon Seelig. The relationship between belief and expression in these three metaphysical poets is the subject of this deeply perceptive study.
Each of these poets held to some extent the notion of dual reality, of the world as indicative of a higher reality, but their responses to this tradition vary greatly -- from the ongoing struggle between God and the poet of The Temple, which finally transforms the materials of everyday life and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813114446
SKU
KJE0001358
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