Reading, Desire, and the Eucharist in Early Modern Religious Poetry Contributor(s): Netzley, Ryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442642815 ISBN-13: 9781442642812 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $81.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | European - General |
Dewey: 821.409 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: The courtly love tradition had a great influence on the themes of religious poetry-just as an absent beloved could be longed for passionately, so too could a distant God be the subject of desire. But when authors began to perceive God as immanently available, did the nature and interpretation of devotional verse change? Ryan Netzley argues that early modern religious lyrics presented both desire and reading as free, loving activities, rather than as endless struggles or dramatic quests. |
Contributor Bio(s): Netzley, Ryan: - Ryan Netzley is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. |