The shadow of eternity : belief and structure in Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne
The poetry of Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne represents ""an attempt to shape their lives and verse around the fact of divine presence and influence, "" writes Sharon Seelig. The relationship between belief and expression in these three metaphysical poets is the subject of this deeply perceptive study. Each of these poets held to some extent the notion of dual reality, of the world as indicative of a higher reality, but their responses to this tradition vary greatly -- from the ongoing struggle between God and the poet of The Temple, which finally transforms the materials of everyday life and w
eBook, English, 1981
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., 1981
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (194 pages)
558435061
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Between Two Worlds: HERBERT; II. The Shadow of Time: VAUGHAN; III. The Splendor of Eternity: TRAHERNE; IV. The Endless Sphere: TRAHERNE; Abbreviations; Notes; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010