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Refiguring the Sacred Feminine: The Poems of John Donne, Aemilia Lanyer, and John Milton (Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies) by Theresa M. DiPasquale; is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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, scripturally authorized belief that the relationship between God and humankind is gendered: God is father, bridegroom, king; the human soul and the church as corporate entity are daughter, bride, and consort. This important text not only casts new light on these poets and on the history of Christian doctrine and belief, but also makes enormous contributions to our understanding of the feminine more broadly. It will be of interest to scholars who study the Literary Studies, religion, and culture of early modern England, to feminist theologians, and to any reader grappling seriously with gender issues in Christian theology and spirituality.

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Author

Theresa M. DiPasquale;

Publisher

Duquesne Univ Pr; Duquesne University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780820705194

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Fiction, Christian