Conflicts of devotion : liturgical poetics in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England /
Gibbons, Daniel R., 1976-
Conflicts of devotion : liturgical poetics in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England / Daniel R. Gibbons. - 1 online resource (x, 331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Who will mourn with me? Who will break bread with me? Who is my neighbor? In the wake of the religious reformations of the sixteenth century, such questions called for a new approach to the communal religious rituals and verses that shaped and commemorated many of the brightest and darkest moments of English life. In England, new forms of religious writing emerged out of a deeply fractured spiritual community. Conflicts of Devotion reshapes our understanding of the role that poetry played in the re-formation of English community, and shows us that understanding both the poetics of liturgy and the liturgical character of poetry is essential to comprehending the deep shifts in English spiritual attitudes and practices that occurred during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The liturgical, communitarian perspective of Conflicts of Devotion sheds new light on neglected texts and deepens our understanding of how major writers such as Edmund Spenser, Robert Southwell, and John Donne struggled to write their way out of the spiritual and social crises of the age of the Reformation. It also sheds new light on the roles that poetry may play in negotiating--and even overcoming--religious conflict. Attention to liturgical poetics allows us to see the broad spectrum of ways in which English poets forged new forms of spiritual community out of the very language of theological division. This book will be of great interest to teachers and students of early modern poetry and of the various fields related to reformation studies: history, politics, and theology. "Conflicts of Devotion is exceptionally well-written and is subtly and persuasively argued, advancing scholarship in such important ways as to change our ways of thinking about the major poets of this period. It will have special value to graduate students and young academics looking for an approach to their own writing."--Gerard Wegemer, University of Dallas"--
9780268101374 (electronic book) 026810137X (electronic book) 9780268101367 (electronic bk.) 0268101361 (electronic bk.) (hardcover) 0268101345 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 9780268101343
22573/ctvpghjbn JSTOR
2017005368
1500-1700
Religious poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Liturgy and literature.
Christianity and literature.
Literature and society--History--England--London--16th century.
Literature and society--History--England--London--17th century.
Liturgie et littérature.
Christianisme et littérature.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--Londres--16e siècle.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--Londres--17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION--Christianity--Literature & the Arts.
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
POETRY--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
Christianity and literature.
Literature and society.
Liturgy and literature.
Religious poetry, English--Early modern.
England--London.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR508.R4 / G53 2017
821/.309382
Conflicts of devotion : liturgical poetics in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England / Daniel R. Gibbons. - 1 online resource (x, 331 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Who will mourn with me? Who will break bread with me? Who is my neighbor? In the wake of the religious reformations of the sixteenth century, such questions called for a new approach to the communal religious rituals and verses that shaped and commemorated many of the brightest and darkest moments of English life. In England, new forms of religious writing emerged out of a deeply fractured spiritual community. Conflicts of Devotion reshapes our understanding of the role that poetry played in the re-formation of English community, and shows us that understanding both the poetics of liturgy and the liturgical character of poetry is essential to comprehending the deep shifts in English spiritual attitudes and practices that occurred during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The liturgical, communitarian perspective of Conflicts of Devotion sheds new light on neglected texts and deepens our understanding of how major writers such as Edmund Spenser, Robert Southwell, and John Donne struggled to write their way out of the spiritual and social crises of the age of the Reformation. It also sheds new light on the roles that poetry may play in negotiating--and even overcoming--religious conflict. Attention to liturgical poetics allows us to see the broad spectrum of ways in which English poets forged new forms of spiritual community out of the very language of theological division. This book will be of great interest to teachers and students of early modern poetry and of the various fields related to reformation studies: history, politics, and theology. "Conflicts of Devotion is exceptionally well-written and is subtly and persuasively argued, advancing scholarship in such important ways as to change our ways of thinking about the major poets of this period. It will have special value to graduate students and young academics looking for an approach to their own writing."--Gerard Wegemer, University of Dallas"--
9780268101374 (electronic book) 026810137X (electronic book) 9780268101367 (electronic bk.) 0268101361 (electronic bk.) (hardcover) 0268101345 (hardcover : acid-free paper) 9780268101343
22573/ctvpghjbn JSTOR
2017005368
1500-1700
Religious poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Liturgy and literature.
Christianity and literature.
Literature and society--History--England--London--16th century.
Literature and society--History--England--London--17th century.
Liturgie et littérature.
Christianisme et littérature.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--Londres--16e siècle.
Littérature et société--Histoire--Angleterre--Londres--17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION--Christianity--Literature & the Arts.
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
POETRY--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
Christianity and literature.
Literature and society.
Liturgy and literature.
Religious poetry, English--Early modern.
England--London.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR508.R4 / G53 2017
821/.309382