Form and Faith in Victorian Poetry and Religion
Author | : Kirstie Blair |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2012-05-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199644506 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199644500 |
Rating | : 4/5 (500 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Form and Faith in Victorian Poetry and Religion by : Kirstie Blair
Download or read book Form and Faith in Victorian Poetry and Religion written by Kirstie Blair and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores Victorian poetry in relation to Victorian religion, with particular emphasis on the bitter contemporary debates over the use of forms in worship. It discusses major Victorian poets - Tennyson, the Brownings, Rossetti, Hopkins, Hardy - and also argues that their work was influenced by a host of minor and less studied writers.