Gifts and graces : prayer, poetry, and polemic from Lancelot Andrewes to John Bunyan /

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"Prayer divided seventeenth-century England. Anglican Conformists such as Lancelot Andrewes and Jeremy Taylor upheld set forms of prayer in the Book of Common Prayer, a book designed to unite the nation in worship. Puritan Reformers and Dissenters such as John Milton and John Bunyan rejected th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gay, David, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Andrewes, Lancelot, > 1555-1626 > Criticism and interpretation.
Herbert, George, > 1593-1633 > Criticism and interpretation.
Vaughan, Henry, > 1621-1695 > Criticism and interpretation.
Taylor, Jeremy, > 1613-1667 > Criticism and interpretation.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bunyan, John, > 1628-1688 > Criticism and interpretation.
Andrewes, Lancelot, > 1555-1626
Bunyan, John, > 1628-1688
Herbert, George, > 1593-1633
Milton, John, > 1608-1674
Taylor, Jeremy, > 1613-1667
Vaughan, Henry, > 1621-1695
1500-1700
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Christian poetry, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Prayer > England > History > 17th century.
Religion and literature > England > History > 17th century.
Polemics in literature.
Prayer in literature.
Prière > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Religion et littérature > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Polémique dans la littérature.
Prière dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance
Christian poetry, English > Early modern
English literature > Early modern
Polemics in literature
Prayer
Prayer in literature
Religion and literature
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Lancelot Andrewes and George Herbert: The Word of Charity
  • Jeremy Taylor and Henry Vaughan: The Stock of Nature and Art
  • John Milton (1634-1650): The Spirit of Utterance
  • John Milton (1650-1674): The Spirit of Prayer
  • John Bunyan: The Nameless Terrible Instrument.

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