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1. Limited Knowledge and the Tractarian Doctrine of Reserve in Christina Rossetti's The Face of the Deep.

Author

ARMOND, ANDREW D.

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *OXFORD movement, *ENGLISH poetry, *NINETEENTH century, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

A literary criticism is presented of the poem "The Face of the Deep" by Christina Rossetti, particularly her incorporation of Tractarianism and her hesitancy into the poem. The author reads this hesitancy as a reflection on Rossetti's understanding of the Revelation of St. John the Divine in the Bible. Rossetti's use of shadows in the poem is analyzed as it seems to indicate Rossetti's trust in God and His unknowableness.

Published
2010
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2. Poetic Exuberance in the Old English Judith.

Author

Chickering, Howell

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *OLD English poetry, *POETICS, *EMOTIONS in literature, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

A literary criticism of the Biblical Book of Judith composed in Old English is presented. The author discusses the celebratory energy, emotional identification and exuberance within the poetics of the text. Other topics include heroic poetry and hagiography, invective language, dramatic irony, and poetic wordplay.

Published
2009
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3. SIGHT AND SOUND IN ST ERKENWALD: ON THEODICY AND THE SENSES.

Author

BUGBEE, JOHN

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *ALLITERATION, *MEDIEVAL poetry, *MIDDLE English poetry, *POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

A literary criticism of the Middle English poem "St. Erkenwald" is presented. A discussion of the poem's alliteration, possible authorship, and historical references is presented. It explores the symbolic significance of the use of references to sight and sound. An overview of the narrative is also given.

Published
2008
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4. T.S. ELIOT'S IDEA OF THE CHRISTIAN POET.

Author

Schwartz, Joseph

Subjects
*CHRISTIAN poetry, *CRITICISM
Abstract

Analyzes the viewpoint of author T.S. Eliot on the characteristics of a Christian poet. Traces in the formulation of Eliot's idea of a Christian poet in his essays on Shakespeare; Awareness to the conversion of the meaning of Christianity according to Eliot's time; Evidence of the maturity of Eliot's belief in his essay `Religion and Literature,'.

Published
1991

5. George Herbert's Sweet Devotion.

Author

Hill, Christopher A.

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *DEVOTIONAL poetry, *ENGLISH poetry, *GOD in literature, *LITERARY criticism, *POETRY (Literary form), *EARLY modern English poetry, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

A literary criticism is presented of the devotional poems of George Herbert that appear in the book "The Temple," particularly the author's frequent use of the word "sweet" in various forms. The author argues that the word is deliberately used by Herbert to describe his relationship to God. Other topics include the difference between public and private devotion, God's love, imagery in the poems, and delight.

Published
2010
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6. The Mental Container and the Cross of Christ: Revelation and Community in The Dream of the Rood.

Author

Mize, Britt

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *OLD English poetry, *CROSSES in literature, *DREAMS in literature, *POETRY (Literary form), *LITERARY criticism, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

A literary criticism is presented of the Old English poem "The Dream of the Rood." Of particular interest is the idea that Anglo-Saxon poets believed the human mind was contained. In this poem and others, including "Juliana" and the "Homiletic Fragment II," a treasure motif is used to associate wisdom and the mind with holy relics like the True Cross in the poem. The religious significance of dreams according to the Anglo-Saxons is also considered.

Published
2010
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7. Caring for the Dead in The Fortunes of Men.

Author

Jurasinski, Stefan

Subjects
*CRITICISM, *VIOLENT deaths, *OLD English poetry, *CHRISTIAN poetry
Abstract

The article offers poetry criticism of the poem "The Fortunes of Men," by Michael D. C. Drout. It considers the poem's structure, which starts with a lengthy catalog of fatal calamities with fundamental logic challenged by commentators. It explores a more expansive mode of narration at line 17, when it mentions a case of blindness. It also considers the criticisms of other writers to the poem.

Published
2007

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