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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826861903321

Autore

Davis William Virgil <1940->

Titolo

R.S. Thomas : poetry and theology / / William V. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, TX, : Baylor University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-92997-9

9786610929979

1-60258-085-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Disciplina

821/.914

Soggetti

Theology in literature

Religious poetry, English - History and criticism

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

Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Poetry in Theological Crisis; Chapter 2: Finding and Following R.S. Thomas; Chapter 3: Agnostic Faith; Chapter 4: Poet-Priest of the Apocalyptic Mode; Chapter 5: Mirrors and Mirror Imagery; Chapter 6: Gaps in the Poetry of R.S. Thomas; Chapter 7: Fathers and Sons; Chapter 8: The Quarrel with Technology; Chapter 9: R.S. Thomas and Soren Kierkegaard; Chapter 10: R.S. Thomas and Wallace Stevens; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume celebrates the work of the Welsh poet R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) and illuminates the theological implications of this famous twentieth-century poet-priest's pilgrimage. By providing detailed readings of individual poems, Davis explores the depth and imagination of Thomas's profound theological vision.