Prayer and Power George Herbert and Renaissance Courtship

Name: Prayer and Power George Herbert and Renaissance Courtship
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ISBN: 9780226740027

ISBN-10: 0226740021

ISBN-13: 9780226740027

Edition: 1991

Authors: Michael C. Schoenfeldt

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Michael C. Schoenfeldt here offers the first major exploration of the connections between George Herbert's devotional poetry and the social practices and political discourse of his day. Viewing The Temple and The Country Parson as part of the larger "civilizing process" of Western Europe, Schoenfeldt shows how Herbert discovers in the discourses of courtesy and theology a common vocabulary of authority, selfhood, petition, and discipline. Before entering the priesthood, Herbert nourished contacts in court, was elected University Orator at Cambridge, and served in Parliament. In turning to God, Schoenfeldt argues, Herbert did not simply turn away from the secular world but also turned its…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/13/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 354
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.91" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I - "The Distance of the Meek" 1. "Subject to Ev'ry Mounters Bended Knee": Herbert and Authority 2. "My God, My King": Socializing God Part II - "I Live to Shew His Power" 3. "Storms Are the Triumph of His Art": The Politics of Affliction 4. "Engine against th' Almighty": The Poetics of Prayer Part III - "Love Bade Me Welcome" 5. Standing on Ceremony: The Comedy of Manners in "Love (III)" 6. "That Ancient Heat": Sexuality and Spirituality in The Temple Afterword Notes Index of Herbert's Works General Index