The poetry of religious sorrow in early modern England / Gary Kuchar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuchar, Gary, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English poetry.

Christian poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Christian poetry, English.

Grief in literature.

Theology in literature.

Philosophy in literature.

Religion in literature.

Literature and society--England--History--16th century.

Literature and society.

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

Loss (Psychology) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In early modern England, religious sorrow was seen as a form of spiritual dialogue between the soul and God, expressing how divine grace operates at the level of human emotion. Through close readings of both Protestant and Catholic poetry, Kuchar explains how the discourses of 'devout melancholy' helped generate some of the most engaging religious verse of the period. From Robert Southwell to John Milton, from Aemilia Lanyer to John Donne, the language of 'holy mourning' informed how poets represented the most intimate and enigmatic aspects of faith as lived experience. In turn, 'holy mourning' served as a way of registering some of the most pressing theological issues of the day. By tracing poetic representations of religious sorrow from Crashaw's devotional verse to Shakespeare's weeping kings, Kuchar expands our understanding of the interconnections between poetry, theology and emotion in post-Reformation England.

Contents:

The poetry of tears and the ghost of Robert Southwell in Shakespeare's Richard II and Milton's Paradise lost

The poetry of tears and the metaphysics of grief: Richard Crashaw's "The weeper"

The poetry of tears and the metaphysics of grief: Andrew Marvell's "Eyes and tears"

Sad delight: Theology and Marian iconography in Aemilia Lanyer's Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum

Petrarchism and repentance in John Donne's Holy sonnets

John Donne and the poetics of belatedness: typology, trauma, and testimony in an anatomy of the world.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-18791-5

1-281-75131-6

9786611751319

0-511-41465-X

0-511-48144-6

0-511-41533-8

0-511-41305-X

0-511-41211-8

0-511-41397-1

OCLC:

476173848