Sir John Betjeman was one of the twentieth century's great makers of
the Christian imagination. He was maybe the most significant literary
figure of our time to declare his Christian faith and his terror of
dying. Betjeman used his formidable gifts for poetry to show us how to
think about the Anglican faith and about Englishness and Christianity
in general. Here is an anthology of about 75 poems on religious
themes, with clarifying footnotes and a critical introduction that
offers an overview of his life and poetry as well as a commentary on
some of his more difficult poems. Here is a new perspective on
Betjeman's life and beliefs. This new edition of Betjeman's religious
poetry will demonstrate that Betjeman is the great poet of the Church
in the twentieth century; it will also introduce delightful,
accessible and important poetry to new readers. It will suggest to
both British and American readers ways of thinking about spiritual
cultural and ecclesiastical matters as well as about the intersection
of literature and art.
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ISBN
9781441153548
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
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Vendor
Continuum
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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