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Eucharist and the poetic imagination in early modern England /

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1107032733

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1316648516

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9781107032736

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9781316648513

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Eucharist and the poetic imagination in early modern England /

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[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Sophie Read

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xi, 225 pages ;

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24 cm

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Ideas in context ;

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104

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-219) and index

Text of Note

Southwell and paradox -- Donne and punning -- Herbert and Metanoia -- Crashaw and metonymy -- Vaughan and synecdoche -- Milton and metaphor

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Text of Note

"The Reformation changed forever how the sacrament of the Eucharist was understood. This study of six canonical early modern lyric poets traces the literary afterlife of what was one of the greatest doctrinal shifts in English history. Sophie Read argues that the move from a literal to a figurative understanding of the phrase 'this is my body' exerted a powerful imaginative pull on successive generations. To illustrate this, she examines in detail the work of Southwell, Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan and Milton, who between them represent a broad range of doctrinal and confessional positions, from the Jesuit Southwell to Milton's heterodox Puritanism. Individually, each chapter examines how Eucharistic ideas are expressed through a particular rhetorical trope; together, they illuminate the continued importance of the Eucharist's transformation well into the seventeenth century - not simply as a matter of doctrine, but as a rhetorical and poetic mode. This book: Combines a literary approach focused on a close reading of the texts with an understanding of the historical and theological background ; Assimilates and responds to the increasing attention paid to the Eucharist in literary studies ; Brings together six canonical early modern English poets and presents each in a stand-alone discussion"--Publisher's website

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

Religion in literature.

Transubstantiation in literature.

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Read, Sophie,1978-

Date of Transaction

20180302123246.0

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