Refiguring the Sacred Feminine: The Poems of John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer and John Milton

(Part of the Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies Series)

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Theresa M. DiPasquale's study of John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer, and John Milton demonstrates how each of these seventeenth century English poets revised, reformed, and renewed the Judeo-Christian tradition of the sacred feminine. The central figures of this tradition--divine Wisdom, created Wisdom, the Bride, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Ecclesia--are essential to the works of Donne, Lanyer, and Milton. All three poets are deeply invested in the ancient,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0820704059

ISBN13:9780820704050

Release Date:April 2008

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:400 Pages

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry Social Science Social Sciences

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Refiguring the Sacred Feminine: The Poems of John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer and John Milton

(Part of the Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies Series)

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