04082nam 22008055 450 991086207710332120221212044957.01-4875-3192-31-4875-3191-510.3138/9781487531911(CKB)5590000000447569(DE-B1597)583309(DE-B1597)9781487531911(MiAaPQ)EBC6543612(Au-PeEL)EBL6543612(OCoLC)1226498586(MdBmJHUP)musev2_108121(EXLCZ)99559000000044756920210526h20212021 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGifts and Graces Prayer, Poetry, and Polemic from Lancelot Andrewes to John Bunyan /David GayToronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]©20211 online resource (224 p.)1-4875-0528-0 Lancelot Andrewes and George Herbert: The Word of Charity -- Jeremy Taylor and Henry Vaughan: The Stock of Nature and Art -- John Milton (1634-1650): The Spirit of Utterance -- John Milton (1650-1674): The Spirit of Prayer -- John Bunyan: The Nameless Terrible Instrument."Prayer divided seventeenth-century England. Anglican Conformists such as Lancelot Andrewes and Jeremy Taylor upheld set forms of prayer in the Book of Common Prayer, a book designed to unite the nation in worship. Puritan Reformers and Dissenters such as John Milton and John Bunyan rejected the prayer book and advocated for extemporaneous or free prayer. In 1645, the mainly Puritan Long Parliament proscribed the Book of Common Prayer and dismantled the Anglican Church in the midst of civil war. This led Anglican poets and liturgists to defend their tradition with energy and erudition in print. In 1662, with monarchy restored, the mainly Anglican Cavalier Parliament reinstated the Church and its prayer book to impose religious uniformity. This galvanized English Nonconformity and Dissent and gave rise to a vibrant literary counter-tradition. Addressing this fascinating history, David Gay examines competing claims to spiritual gifts and graces in polemical texts and their influence on prayer and poetry. Amid the contention of differing voices, the disputed connection of poetry and prayer, imagination and religion, emerges as a central tension in early modern literature and culture."--Provided by publisher.Christian poetry, EnglishEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismEnglish literatureEarly modern, 1500-1700History and criticismPolemics in literaturePrayer in literaturePrayerEnglandHistory17th centuryReligion and literatureEnglandHistory17th centuryLITERARY CRITICISM / RenaissancebisacshEnglandfastCriticism, interpretation, etc.fastHistory.fastAnglican.Book of Common Prayer.Dissent and Nonconformity.Jeremy Taylor.John Bunyan.John Milton.Lancelot Andrewes.Puritan.Quakers.Renaissance.history of prayer.poetry and liturgy.seventeenth century.Christian poetry, EnglishHistory and criticism.English literatureHistory and criticism.Polemics in literature.Prayer in literature.PrayerHistoryReligion and literatureHistoryLITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance.820.9/3823cci1icclaccGay David, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut117744DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910862077103321Gifts and Graces4167738UNINA