John in the company of poets : the Gospel in literary imagination / Thomas Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardner, Thomas, 1952-

Series:

Studies in Christianity and literature ; 6.

Studies in Christianity and literature ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--History and criticism.

American poetry.

English poetry--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Christian poetry, American--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, American.

Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English.

Christianity in literature.

Christianity and literature--United States--History.

Christianity and literature.

Christianity and literature--Great Britain--History.

Bible. John--In literature.

Bible.

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thomas Gardner artistically describes Jesus-""the Word made flesh""-as a poem penned by God for the world, and John-author of the Fourth Gospel-as the poem's interpreter. John's structural patterns, repetitions, and narrative interventions invite readers to experience for themselves the beauty of the divine poem. John in the Company of Poets deepens this invitation by re-imagining the biblical text through the eyes of such artists as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Wendell Berry, and T. S. Eliot, offering a literary reading of the Gospel based upon their powerful poetic replies. Poe

Contents:

Introduction

Prologue (John 1:1-18)

Come and see (John 1:19-51)

Life (John 2:1-4:54)

Blinded (John 5:1-10:42)

Glory (John 11:1-12:50)

Looking forward (John 13:1-17:26)

Seen (John 18:1-20:31)

Epilogue (John 21:1-25).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781602584266

1602584265

OCLC:

769189746