God and Elizabeth Bishop : Meditations on Religion and Poetry / by C. Walker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Cheryl, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity.

Poetry.

Literature, Modern--20th century.

Literature, Modern.

Poetry and Poetics.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Local Subjects:

Christianity.

Poetry and Poetics.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In God and Elizabeth Bishop Cheryl Walker takes the bold step of looking at the work of Elizabeth Bishop as though it might have something fresh to say about religion and poetry. Going wholly against the tide of recent academic practice, especially as applied to Bishop, she delights in presenting herself as an engaged Christian who nevertheless believes that a skeptical modern poet might feed our spiritual hungers. This is a book that reminds us of the rich tradition of religious poetry written in English, at the same time taking delicious detours into realms of humour, social responsibility, and mysticism.

Contents:

1. Time and eternity

2. The fall

3. Love and longing

4. Suffering meaning

5. Blessed are the poor

6. Assent.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611368159

9781281368157

1281368156

9781403979483

1403979480

OCLC:

560462101