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Before the Door of God

An Anthology of Devotional Poetry

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Yale University Press, United States
Published: 27th Oct 2015
Dimensions: w 168mm h 227mm d 3mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN-10: 0300216750
ISBN-13: 9780300216752
Barcode No: 9780300216752
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Synopsis
A diverse and imaginative selection of works from the long tradition of devotional poetry in English Before the Door of God traces the development of devotional English-language poetry from its origins in ancient hymnody to its current twenty-first-century incarnations. The poems in this volume demonstrate not only that devotional poetry-poetry that speaks to the divine-remains in vigorous practice but also that the tradition reaches back to the very origins of poetry in English. Featuring the work of poets over a three-thousand-year period, Before the Door of God places the devotional lyric in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts. The volume traces the various influences on this tradition and identifies features that persist in devotional lyric poetry across centuries, cultures, and stylistic differences. To scholars, literary professionals, and general readers who find delight in fine poetry, this anthology offers much to contemplate and discuss.

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