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Author:

Kuchar, Gary, 1974-

Title:

Divine subjection : the rhetoric of sacramental devotion in early modern England / Gary Kuchar.

Publisher:

Duquesne University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xii, 297 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Christian poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
Christianity and literature--England--History--17th century.
English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Rhetoric.
Devotional literature, English--History and criticism.
Sacraments in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-292) and index.

Contents:

Southwell's plaint : subjection and the representation of the recusant soul -- The gendering of God and the advent of the subject in Richard Crashaw -- Representation and embodiment in John Donne's Devotions upon emergent occasions -- "Organs of thy praise" : body, word and self in Thomas Traherne -- Conclusion : sacramental rhetoric in the time of the "wan ghost" : excess, subjection and spectrality.

Summary:

"Combines theoretically engaged analyses with historically contextualized close readings to open new ways of understanding the relations between devotional literature and early modern English culture"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Medieval & Renaissance literary studies

ISBN:

9780820703701 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0820703702 (cloth : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)57549309

LCCN:

2005002324

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)