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English Metrical Psalms: Poetry as Praise and Prayer, 1535 1601

Poetry as Praise and Prayer, 1535-1601

by Rivkah Zim

  • Paperback
  • 346 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

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During the sixteenth century the Book of Psalms was considered to be a uniquely authoritative and universally applicable collection of religious poems. Whereas the Bible in general taught what God said to man, the Psalms, it was felt, taught man how to speak to God. From the 1530s people of many different religious and intellectual persuasions discovered that the poetry of the Psalms lent itself to memorable English translation, and a substantial and varied range of imitations of the Psalms began to appear. Dr Zim's 1987 book was the first full-scale study of this important genre to be published in the twentieth century. In challenging a number of critical orthodoxies and illuminating the expressive qualities of these poems, Dr Zim has produced a major contribution to our understanding of Tudor literary culture.
English Metrical Psalms: Poetry as Praise and Prayer, 1535 1601 and Reflections On The Psalms
Reflections On The PsalmsEnglish Metrical Psalms: Poetry as Praise and Prayer, 1535 1601

  • Author

    Rivkah Zim

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    February 2011

  • Weight

    441g

  • Page Count

    346

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521172219

  • ISBN-10

    0521172217

  • Eden Code

    4493678

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