R.S. Thomas

Description:

R. S. Thomas's presentation of God has given rise to controversy and dissent. In exploring Thomas's techniques of creating his image of God, Elaine Shepherd addresses the problems surrounding the language of religion and of religious poetry. After a consideration of the possibilities of both the positive and negative ways of imaging God and the problematics of religious poetry as a genre, a sequence of close readings engages the reader in an exploration of language and image. Each chapter focuses on a significant image, examining its construction and its potential to stand as an image for God, from the image of woman as constructed by the Impressionists to the non-image of the mystical theologian.

subjects: English Religious poetry,  God in literature,  History and criticism,  Religion,  Religious poetry, English,  Histoire et critique,  Poésie religieuse anglaise,  Thomas, r. s. (ronald stuart), 1913-2000,  Religionthomas, r. s. (ronald stuart) , 1913-2000,  Religious poetry, english--history and criticism,  Pr6039.h618 z86 1996,  821/.914

People: R. S. Thomas (1913-)