See the Virgin Blest: The Virgin Mary in English Poetry

ISBN-13: 9781403974921 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 242 str.

Barry Spurr

Opis

This is a fascinating literary-critical study of the ways the Virgin Mary has been presented in English poetry, from the later Middle Ages to today. Ranging across a vast variety of approaches to this timeless topic, Spurr shows how poets have spoken of their own beliefs and preoccupations (and of their cultures and their historical periods) in giving poetic expression to the most famous woman in history. Spurr's ground-breaking account is a 'must read' for anyone interested in the history of poetry, of religious verse and of representations of the eternal feminine in literature.

Recenzje

'Barry Spurr's new book combines meticulous literary analyses with theological insight...This is the work of a learned, experienced and sensitive literary critic with an excellent understanding of the contribution literature can make to theological shifts and religious practice.' - David Jasper, Literature and Theology

Spis treści

Medieval Mary Renaissance Regina The Romantic Virgin Modernist Mary Mary Today

O autorze

BARRY SPURR is Professor of Poetry and Poetics at the University of Sydney, Australia.