God's Spies

Written with both passion and precision, God's Spies is a work that will be welcomed by anyone interested in the vital interplay between poetry and religion. The authors represented, including poets such as Michelangelo, St Francis of Assisi, Charles Péguy, Dante and Shakespeare, all possess o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Murray OP, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2019.
Subjects:
European poetry > History and criticism.
Poetry > Religious aspects.
Visions in literature.
Christianity and literature.
Poésie européenne > Histoire et critique.
Religion et poésie.
Visions dans la littérature.
Christianisme et littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
Visions in literature
European poetry
Christianity and literature
Poetry
Poetry > Religious aspects
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Paradise on Earth: Early Irish Nature Poetry and the Canticle of Francis of Assisi; Chapter 2 'I Am Myself Alone': Shakespeare and the Human Casualty; Chapter 3 A Man Talking: The Prayer and Poetry of Charles Péguy; Chapter 4 'Beauty, My Enemy': Passion and Piety at War in the Poetry of Michelangelo; Chapter 5 Apocalyptic Visions: The Poetry of Nature and the Cross; Chapter 6 God's Spy: Shakespeare and Religious Vision; Chapter 7 At the Threshold of Wonder: Poetry and Religion: Friends or Foes?; Finally Comes the Poet: An Afterword

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