Chapters into Verse : Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible : Genesis to Ma...

by Laurance Wieder

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Chapters into Verse : Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible : Genesis to Malachi, Hardcover by Atwan, Robert (EDT); Wieder, Laurance (EDT), ISBN 0195069137, ISBN-13 9780195069136, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration. What did so many creative minds find in scripture? Is the Bible still a vital source of poetic inspirations? Chapters Into Verse is the first comprehensive collection ever made of poems written in English inspired by the Bible. A groundbreaking anthology, it introduces readers to a distinct heritage of English poetry: the scriptural tradition. Though frequently ignored and sometimes suppressed, this tradition rivals the classical and is every bit as venerable. Drawing a unique map of the history of English poetry, the two volumes of Chapters Into Verse survey and define the literary legacy of the Scriptures from the fourteenth century to the present. Each volume is arranged in scriptural order, and each poem is preceded by the biblical passage that inspired it. Thus readers can conveniently witness the various ways sacred text has sparked the imagination of poets throughout the ages. In Volume I, which covers Genesis to Malachi, almost every book of the Old Testament is represented. The collection features verses both famous and unfamiliar, from Milton's Paradise Lost and Lord Byron's Hebrew Melodies to Christopher Smart's hymns and Mary Herbert's psalms. The editors have included po

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 1993
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780195069136
• Condition: Fine

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