The Rhetoric of the Conscience in Donne, Herbert, and Vaughan

Zusatztext insightful... sharp... probing Klappentext In the first book for over a decade to deal with the issue of conscience in metaphysical poetry, Ceri Sullivan draws on theology, poetics, and rhetoric in detailed readings of the works of Donne, Herbert, and Vaughan. She shows that these poets see the conscience as part theirs, part God's, and respond uncomfortably to failures in its workings. Zusammenfassung In the first book for over a decade to deal with the issue of conscience in metaphysical poetry, Ceri Sullivan draws on theology, poetics, and rhetoric in detailed readings of the works of Donne, Herbert, and Vaughan. She shows that these poets see the conscience as part theirs, part God's, and respond uncomfortably to failures in its workings.

Product details

• Authors: Ceri Sullivan, Ceri (Reader in English Sullivan, Sullivan Ceri
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2008
• EAN: 9780199547845
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954784-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets