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Redcrosse: Remaking Religious Poetry for Today's World
Contributor(s): Fernie, Ewan (Editor)
ISBN: 1441178589     ISBN-13: 9781441178589
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
OUR PRICE:   $128.25  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: 821.009
LCCN: 2012011974
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 176 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:

Do poetry and criticism matter in today's world?
How can the poetry of the past help us tackle the changing nature of religious faith and national identity?

This book explores the creation of Redcrosse, a new poetic liturgy for St George's Day and a unique collaborative work written by the critic Ewan Fernie, the theologian Andrew Shanks and the major
contemporary poets Jo Shapcott, Michael Symmons Roberts and Andrew Motion. Leading writers - including John Milbank, Salley Vickers and Sarah Apetrei, together with authors of Redcrosse itself - reflect on the creation of the liturgy and its central inspiration, Edmund Spenser's epic Renaissance poem, The Faerie Queene, as well as on its two premieres in St George's Chapel, Windsor and Manchester Cathedral, and its sometimes controversial public reception.

Including the full text of Redcrosse, the volume triumphantly shows that a new poetic work really can address some of the most pressing concerns of our time.

Contributor Bio(s): Fernie, Ewan: - Ewan Fernie is Professor and Chair of Shakespeare Studies at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Shame in Shakespeare, the editor of Spiritual Shakespeares and general editor (with Simon Palfrey) of the Shakespeare Now! series.