04123nam 2200745 450 991045566100332120200520144314.01-282-02281-497866120228141-4426-8205-110.3138/9781442682054(CKB)2420000000004475(OCoLC)666912617(CaPaEBR)ebrary10218723(SSID)ssj0000306247(PQKBManifestationID)11238503(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000306247(PQKBWorkID)10311719(PQKB)10651421(CaBNvSL)thg00600330 (MiAaPQ)EBC3254818(MiAaPQ)EBC4672130(DE-B1597)465018(OCoLC)1004876406(OCoLC)944177311(DE-B1597)9781442682054(Au-PeEL)EBL4672130(CaPaEBR)ebr11257811(CaONFJC)MIL202281(EXLCZ)99242000000000447520160922h20022002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe poetry of immanence sacrament in Donne and Herbert /Robert WhalenToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2002.©20021 online resource (239 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8020-3659-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: The Eucharist and the English Reformation -- 1. Secular Verse of the Religious Man: Donne and Sacrament at Play -- 2. Sacrament and Grace -- 3. Eating the Word: Donne's 1626 Christmas Sermon -- 4. Heart's Altar: Herbert arid Presence -- 5. Sacramental Puritanism: Herbert's English via media -- 6. Poetry and Self: The Eucharistic Art of Devotion -- Conclusion: Sacramental Poetics -- Notes -- Works Cited -- IndexIn 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. For John Donne and George Herbert, sacramental topoi became powerful conceptual tools with which to explore both the intersection of spiritual and material aspects of human experience and their competing claims to Christianity. Whalen's argument builds upon his central idea of 'sacramental Puritanism,' or the effort to cultivate a Calvinist sense of interiority through a fully ceremonial apparatus, and thereby to reconcile the potentially disparate imperatives of sacrament and devotion. Unique in its combination of current historiography and informed analysis, its attention to the sacramental features of Donne's 'secular' lyrics, and its advancement of sacramental thought as an important element of Renaissance English culture, The Poetry of Immanence illuminates a crucial dimension of the work of two major Stuart writers. In his comprehensive critical readings, Whalen offers a substantial contribution to the increasing study of religious themes and devotion in the literature of the early modern period. Christian poetry, EnglishEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismChristianity and literatureEnglandHistory17th centuryImmanence of God in literatureLord's Supper in literatureSacraments in literatureElectronic books.Christian poetry, EnglishHistory and criticism.Christianity and literatureHistoryImmanence of God in literature.Lord's Supper in literature.Sacraments in literature.821/.3093823Whalen Robert1963-1048553MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455661003321The poetry of immanence2476918UNINA