Encounters with God in medieval and early modern English poetry

Description:

"Engaging with four English poems or groups of poems - the anonymous medieval Crucifixion lyrics; William Langland's Piers Plowman, John Donne's Divine Poems, and John Milton's Paradise Lost - this book examines the nature of poetic encounter with God. At the same time, the author makes original contributions to the discussion of critical dilemmas in the study of each poem or group of poems." "The main linguistic focus of this book is on the nature of dialogue with God in religious poetry, an area much neglected by grammarians and often overlooked in studies of literary style. It constitutes an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between literature and theology."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Christian poetry, English (Middle),  Christian poetry, English (Old),  Christianity and literature,  English Christian poetry,  God in literature,  History and criticism,  Christian poetry, history and criticism,  English poetry, history and criticism, middle english, 1100-1500,  English poetry, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700,  Poésie chrétienne anglaise (vieil anglais),  Histoire et critique,  Poésie chrétienne anglaise (moyen anglais),  Christianisme et littérature,  Dieu dans la littérature,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  Poetry,  Early modern

Places: England

Times: Early modern, 1500-1700