In "Imitatio Christi: The Poetics of Piety in Early Modern England, "Nandra Perry explores the relationship of the traditional devotional paradigm of "imitatio Christi "to the theory and practice of literary imitation in early modern England. While imitation has long been recognized as a central feature of the period's pedagogy and poetics, the devotional practice of imitating Christ's life and Passion has been historically regarded as a minor element in English Protestant piety. Perry reconsiders the role of the "imitatio Christi "not only within English devotional culture but within the...