Liturgical Liaisons - The Textual Body, Irony, and Betrayal in John Donne and Emily

Informationen zum Autor Jamey Heit holds his doctorate from Glasgow University's Centre for Literature, Theology and the Arts. He is the author of multiple books and has presented his work at a variety of international conferences. Klappentext When Jesus offers his body as a promise to his disciples, he initiates a liturgical framework that is driven by irony and betrayal. Through these deconstructive elements, however, the promise invites the disciples into an intimate space where they anticipate the fulfillment of what is to come. This anticipatory energy provides the common thread between Donne and Dickinson, who draw specifically on the unstable story that unfolds during the Last Supper in order to develop a liturgical poetics.By tracing the implications of the body as a textual presence, Liturgical Liaisons opens into new readings of Donne and Dickinson in a way that enriches how these figures are understood as poets. The result is a risky and rewarding understanding of how these two figures challenged accepted theological norms of their day.

About the author

Jamey Heit is the co-founder and CEO of Essay Assay, Inc., an automated assessment company. An active researcher and writer in cultural studies, he teaches humanities courses online at Walden University.

Product details

• Authors: Jamey Heit, Jamey/ Jasper Heit
• Publisher: Wipf & stock publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2013
• EAN: 9781610977708
• ISBN: 978-1-61097-770-8
• Series: Princeton Theological Monograph Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works