Gifts and graces : prayer, poetry, and polemic from Lancelot Andrewes to John Bunyan /
Gay, David, 1955-
Gifts and graces : prayer, poetry, and polemic from Lancelot Andrewes to John Bunyan / David Gay. - 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lancelot Andrewes and George Herbert: The Word of Charity -- Jeremy Taylor and Henry Vaughan: The Stock of Nature and Art -- John Milton (1634-1650): The Spirit of Utterance -- John Milton (1650-1674): The Spirit of Prayer -- John Bunyan: The Nameless Terrible Instrument.
"Prayer divided seventeenth-century England. Anglican Conformists such as Lancelot Andrewes and Jeremy Taylor upheld set forms of prayer in the Book of Common Prayer, a book designed to unite the nation in worship. Puritan Reformers and Dissenters such as John Milton and John Bunyan rejected the prayer book and advocated for extemporaneous or free prayer. In 1645, the mainly Puritan Long Parliament proscribed the Book of Common Prayer and dismantled the Anglican Church in the midst of civil war. This led Anglican poets and liturgists to defend their tradition with energy and erudition in print. In 1662, with monarchy restored, the mainly Anglican Cavalier Parliament reinstated the Church and its prayer book to impose religious uniformity. This galvanized English Nonconformity and Dissent and gave rise to a vibrant literary counter-tradition. Addressing this fascinating history, David Gay examines competing claims to spiritual gifts and graces in polemical texts and their influence on prayer and poetry. Amid the contention of differing voices, the disputed connection of poetry and prayer, imagination and religion, emerges as a central tension in early modern literature and culture."--
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Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626 --Criticism and interpretation.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633 --Criticism and interpretation.
Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695 --Criticism and interpretation.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667 --Criticism and interpretation.
Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 --Criticism and interpretation.
Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633.
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695.
1500-1700
English literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Prayer--History--England--17th century.
Religion and literature--History--England--17th century.
Polemics in literature.
Prayer in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
English literature--Early modern.
Polemics in literature.
Prayer.
Prayer in literature.
Religion and literature.
England.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR428.R46 / G39 2021
820.9/3823
Gifts and graces : prayer, poetry, and polemic from Lancelot Andrewes to John Bunyan / David Gay. - 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Lancelot Andrewes and George Herbert: The Word of Charity -- Jeremy Taylor and Henry Vaughan: The Stock of Nature and Art -- John Milton (1634-1650): The Spirit of Utterance -- John Milton (1650-1674): The Spirit of Prayer -- John Bunyan: The Nameless Terrible Instrument.
"Prayer divided seventeenth-century England. Anglican Conformists such as Lancelot Andrewes and Jeremy Taylor upheld set forms of prayer in the Book of Common Prayer, a book designed to unite the nation in worship. Puritan Reformers and Dissenters such as John Milton and John Bunyan rejected the prayer book and advocated for extemporaneous or free prayer. In 1645, the mainly Puritan Long Parliament proscribed the Book of Common Prayer and dismantled the Anglican Church in the midst of civil war. This led Anglican poets and liturgists to defend their tradition with energy and erudition in print. In 1662, with monarchy restored, the mainly Anglican Cavalier Parliament reinstated the Church and its prayer book to impose religious uniformity. This galvanized English Nonconformity and Dissent and gave rise to a vibrant literary counter-tradition. Addressing this fascinating history, David Gay examines competing claims to spiritual gifts and graces in polemical texts and their influence on prayer and poetry. Amid the contention of differing voices, the disputed connection of poetry and prayer, imagination and religion, emerges as a central tension in early modern literature and culture."--
9781487531928 1487531923 9781487531911 1487531915
22573/ctv1kcj039 JSTOR
20200416588 can
Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626 --Criticism and interpretation.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633 --Criticism and interpretation.
Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695 --Criticism and interpretation.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667 --Criticism and interpretation.
Milton, John, 1608-1674 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688 --Criticism and interpretation.
Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.
Herbert, George, 1593-1633.
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
Vaughan, Henry, 1621-1695.
1500-1700
English literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Christian poetry, English--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700
Prayer--History--England--17th century.
Religion and literature--History--England--17th century.
Polemics in literature.
Prayer in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance
Christian poetry, English--Early modern.
English literature--Early modern.
Polemics in literature.
Prayer.
Prayer in literature.
Religion and literature.
England.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PR428.R46 / G39 2021
820.9/3823