The poetics of conversion in early modern English literature : verse and change from Donne to Dryden /
Murray, Molly.
The poetics of conversion in early modern English literature : verse and change from Donne to Dryden / Molly Murray, Columbia University - 1 online resource (xi, 205 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-198) and index
William Alabaster's lyric turn -- John Donne and the language of de-nomination -- Richard Crashaw and the gender of conversion -- Versing and reversing in the poetry of John Dryden -- Afterword : Eliot's inheritance and the criticism of conversion
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
9780511769757 (electronic bk.) 051176975X (electronic bk.) 9780511768071 (electronic bk.) 0511768079 (electronic bk.) (hardback) (hardback) (paperback) (paperback)
1500-1700
Geschichte 1572-1700
Geschichte 1500-1600
Conversion in literature.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700.
Conversion dans la littérature.
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
Conversion in literature.
Versdichtung
Konversion
Literatur
Konversion
Konversion--Motiv--Lyrik--englische.
Lyrik--Motiv--Konversion (Relig.)--englische
Christliche Lyrik--englische--Geschichte 16. Jh.
Christliche Lyrik--englische--Geschichte 17. Jh.
Literatur.
Englisch.
Motiv.
Konversion.
Englisch.
Electronic books.
PR508.C76 / M87 2009eb
821.009
The poetics of conversion in early modern English literature : verse and change from Donne to Dryden / Molly Murray, Columbia University - 1 online resource (xi, 205 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-198) and index
William Alabaster's lyric turn -- John Donne and the language of de-nomination -- Richard Crashaw and the gender of conversion -- Versing and reversing in the poetry of John Dryden -- Afterword : Eliot's inheritance and the criticism of conversion
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
9780511769757 (electronic bk.) 051176975X (electronic bk.) 9780511768071 (electronic bk.) 0511768079 (electronic bk.) (hardback) (hardback) (paperback) (paperback)
1500-1700
Geschichte 1572-1700
Geschichte 1500-1600
Conversion in literature.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700.
Conversion dans la littérature.
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
Conversion in literature.
Versdichtung
Konversion
Literatur
Konversion
Konversion--Motiv--Lyrik--englische.
Lyrik--Motiv--Konversion (Relig.)--englische
Christliche Lyrik--englische--Geschichte 16. Jh.
Christliche Lyrik--englische--Geschichte 17. Jh.
Literatur.
Englisch.
Motiv.
Konversion.
Englisch.
Electronic books.
PR508.C76 / M87 2009eb
821.009