Poetry Does Theology
Author | : James Francis Rhodes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015054156131 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Poetry Does Theology written by James Francis Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when poetry deals explicitly with a serious theological issue? In Poetry Does Theology, Jim Rhodes seeks one answer to that question by analyzing the symbiotic relationship that existed between theology and poetry in fourteenth-century England. He pays special attention to the narrative poems of Chaucer, Grosseteste, the Pearl-poet, the author of Saint Erkenwald, and Langland. Rhodes' careful analysis describes how the relationship between theology and poetry underwent a radical transformation as the latter half of the fourteenth century progressed.