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Before the Door of God

An Anthology of Devotional Poetry

  • Hardback
  • 352 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 3.2 cm

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Before the Door of God traces the development of devotional English-language poetry from its origins in ancient hymnody to its current twenty-first-century incarnations. The poems in this volume demonstrate not only that devotional poetry - poetry that speaks to the divine - remains in vigorous practice, but also that the tradition reaches back to the very origins of poetry in English. There is a sense in these pages that the tradition of lyric poetry that developed was nearly inevitable, given the inherent concerns of the genre. Featuring the work of poets over a three-thousand-year period, Before the Door of God places the devotional lyric in its cultural, historical and aesthetic contexts. The volume traces the various influences on this tradition and identifies features that persist in devotional lyric poetry across centuries and cultures, as well as stylistic differences. To scholars, literary professionals, and general readers who find delight in fine poetry, this anthology offers much to contemplate and discuss.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    December 2013

  • Weight

    918g

  • Page Count

    352

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 3.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300175202

  • ISBN-10

    0300175205

  • Eden Code

    4241071

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