The Poetry of Immanence: Sacrament in Donne and Herbert

Robert H. Whalen

Published by University of Toronto Press 2002

The Poetry of Immanence

Sacrament in Donne and Herbert

Robert H. Whalen

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442682054

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In this extensive study of two of the most celebrated seventeenth-century religious poets, Robert Whalen examines the role of sacrament in the formation of early modern religious subjectivity.

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Whalen Robert H. :

Robert Whalen is a lecturer in English at the University of Toronto where he teaches courses in Seventeenth-Century Literature, Shakespeare, and Narrative.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Prologue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction: The Eucharist and the English Reformation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Secular Verse of the Religious Man: Donne and Sacrament at Play Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
2. Sacrament and Grace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
3. Eating the Word: Donne's 1626 Christmas Sermon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
4. Heart's Altar: Herbert arid Presence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
5. Sacramental Puritanism: Herbert's English via media Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
6. Poetry and Self: The Eucharistic Art of Devotion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Conclusion: Sacramental Poetics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 224

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Published: December 9, 2002
ISBN: 9781442682054