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God and the Poets

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Now available in paperback, this highly acclaimed work, hailed by The New York Times as graceful, fluid, and extremely accessible, is a study of the ways in which poets from the biblical age to the present have addressed the subject of the nature and existence of God. The book treats such
authors as Dante, the medieval Hebrew religious poets, the 17th-century religious poets, and the 18th century Nature poets, and discusses, among other topics, the influence of Calvinism and the poetry of stoicism, agnosticism, and atheism. Throughout the work, Daiches examines the tensions
generated when a traditional religious belief which the poet accepts, or feels he should accept, runs counter to the hard facts of his own experience. The author also considers the particular problems which have emerged in this century for the religious poet who cannot accept any specific religious
creed, and for readers who are unable to appreciate a poet's set of beliefs. God and the Poets does not set out to provide a comprehensive account of the poetic portrayals of God, but offers the reader a wealth of illuminating reflections on a subject which has obsessed poets over the ages.

Language: English

Pages: 238

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1984

ISBN 13: 9780198128625

God and the Poets

0/5 ( ratings)

Now available in paperback, this highly acclaimed work, hailed by The New York Times as graceful, fluid, and extremely accessible, is a study of the ways in which poets from the biblical age to the present have addressed the subject of the nature and existence of God. The book treats such
authors as Dante, the medieval Hebrew religious poets, the 17th-century religious poets, and the 18th century Nature poets, and discusses, among other topics, the influence of Calvinism and the poetry of stoicism, agnosticism, and atheism. Throughout the work, Daiches examines the tensions
generated when a traditional religious belief which the poet accepts, or feels he should accept, runs counter to the hard facts of his own experience. The author also considers the particular problems which have emerged in this century for the religious poet who cannot accept any specific religious
creed, and for readers who are unable to appreciate a poet's set of beliefs. God and the Poets does not set out to provide a comprehensive account of the poetic portrayals of God, but offers the reader a wealth of illuminating reflections on a subject which has obsessed poets over the ages.

Language: English

Pages: 238

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1984

ISBN 13: 9780198128625

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