George Herbert and the Mystery of the Word: Poetry and Scripture in Seventeenth-Century England
Autor Gary Kucharen Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 ian 2017
This book presents a historically and critically nuanced study of George Herbert's biblical poetics. Situating Herbert's work in the context of shifting ideas of biblical mystery, Gary Kuchar shows how Herbert negotiated two competing impulses within post-reformation thought—two contrary aspects of reformation spirituality as he inherited it: the impulse to certainty, assurance, and security and the impulse to mystery, wonder, and wise ignorance. Through subtle and richly contextualized readings, Kuchar places Herbert within a trans-historical tradition of biblical interpretation while also locating him firmly within the context of the early Stuart church. The result is a wide ranging book that is sure to be of interest to students and scholars across several different fields, including seventeenth-century studies, poetry and the bible, and literature and theology.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9783319440446
ISBN-10: 3319440446
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: XV, 288 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
ISBN-10: 3319440446
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: XV, 288 p.
Dimensiuni: 148 x 210 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland
Cuprins
Introduction: Herbert’s Neatness.- 1. Mystery in The Temple.- 2. The Critique of Certitude.- 3. Adoption, Doubt, and Presumption: From Perseverance to Assurance.- 4. Herbert, Scripture, and Fellowship.- 5. Lord Cherbury in The Temple: Faith, Mystery, and Understanding.- 6. Truth and Method: Error and Discovery in The Temple.- 7. The Mystery of Hearkening: Listening for The Odour.- 8. Conclusion.
Recenzii
“Kuchar does put unique voices into dialogue with the Herbert corpus and his exploration of the interplay between dogmatic and mystical Christianity offers a fruitful jumping-off point for future studies. … Herbert scholars and scholars of seventeenth-century religious culture will certainly find considerable value in this work.” (Brad Pickens, Anglican Theological Review, Vol. 102 (1), 2020)
“George Herbert and the Mystery of the Word makes a welcome turn in cultural studies, successfully reinstating a category and a mode of reading … the theological and phenomenological peripheries offered will make this text valuable to read for all who study Herbert’s poetry.” (Jonathan Nauman, Seventeenth-Century News, Vol. 77 (1 – 2), 2019)
“This is a book rife with gems of conceptual, interpretive, and historical insight. … it is a valuable rethinking of the complexity of the EnglishReformation, as well as a welcome broadening of our understanding of what literary responses to doctrinal matters can entail.” (Ryan Netzley, Journal of British Studies, Vol. 57 (4), October, 2018)
“George Herbert and the Mystery of the Word makes a welcome turn in cultural studies, successfully reinstating a category and a mode of reading … the theological and phenomenological peripheries offered will make this text valuable to read for all who study Herbert’s poetry.” (Jonathan Nauman, Seventeenth-Century News, Vol. 77 (1 – 2), 2019)
“This is a book rife with gems of conceptual, interpretive, and historical insight. … it is a valuable rethinking of the complexity of the EnglishReformation, as well as a welcome broadening of our understanding of what literary responses to doctrinal matters can entail.” (Ryan Netzley, Journal of British Studies, Vol. 57 (4), October, 2018)
“An essential inclusion on any Herbert bibliography … . The ultimate payoff of George Herbert and the Mystery of the Word is not just a deep sense of Herbert’s commitmentto mystery, but the realization that this may be a root cause of the blossoming of seventeenth-century religious poetry. … I will be rereading and thinking about this impressive book for some time, as I’m sure will anyone else interested in Herbert, seventeenth-century English religious literature, or seventeenth-century religion more broadly.” (Hannibal Hamlin, George Herbert Journal, Vol. 40 (1+2), Fall 2016/ Spring 2017)
Notă biografică
Gary Kuchar is Associate Professor of English at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is the author of Divine Subjection: The Rhetoric of Sacramental Devotion in Early Modern England; The Poetry of Religious Sorrow in Early Modern England; and co-editor of The Return to Theory in Early Modern English Studies Vol. 2.
Caracteristici
First sustained study of George Herbert’s work in light of post-revisionist historiography. Examines Herbert's response to tensions and pressures distinct to seventeenth-century English Protestantism. Provides a view of how and why a mature biblical poetics first emerged in early Stuart England.