Acquainted with the Night: The Shadow of Death in Contemporary Poetry

by Jeffrey Johnson

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How do some of our best poets reflect death in their opaque art? What do their death poems tell us about our lives, about our faith--and the objects of our faith--and about the shape of our doubt?

Acquainted with the Night is a study of death as it appears in the work of a handful of contemporary poets--Geoffrey Hill, Scott Cairns, Mark Jarman, R. S. Thomas, and Wendell Berry. The primary focus throughout is directed to the appearance...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1561012513

ISBN13:9781561012510

Release Date:March 2004

Publisher:Cowley Publications

Length:157 Pages

Weight:0.53 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.6" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Christian Books & Bibles Christian Living Classics Criticism & Theory Death Episcopalian History & Criticism Inspirational & Religious Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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