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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452761703321

Autore

Dieleman Karen

Titolo

Religious imaginaries [[electronic resource] ] : the liturgical and poetic practices of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and Adelaide Procter / / Karen Dieleman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2012

ISBN

0-8214-4434-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Series in Victorian Studies

Disciplina

808.81/9382

Soggetti

Religious poetry, English - History and criticism

Christian poetry, English - History and criticism

Christian poetry, English - Authorship

English poetry - Women authors - History and criticism

English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: liturgy and the religious imaginary -- Truth and love anchored in the word: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's religious imaginary -- "Truth in relation, perceived in emotion": Elizabeth Barrett Browning's religious poetics -- "The beloved Anglican Church of my baptism": Christina Rossetti's religious imaginary -- Manifestation, aesthetics, and community in Christina Rossetti's verses -- "The one divine influence at work in the world": Adelaide Procter's religious imaginary -- Religious-poetic strategies in Adelaide Procter's lyrics, legends, and chaplets -- Conclusion: the intricacy of the subject.

Sommario/riassunto

Religious Imaginaries explores liturgical practice as formative for how three Victorian women poets imagined the world and their place in it and, consequently, for how they developed their creative and critical religious poetics. In doing so, this new study rethinks several assumptions in the field: that Victorian women's faith commitments tend to limit creativity; that the contours of church experiences matter little for understanding religious poetry; and that gender is more significant than liturgy in shaping women's religious poetry.  Exploring



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