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The Christian tradition in modern British verse drama

the poetics of sacramental time

by Spanos, William V.; Browne, Martin E.

New Jersey · Rutgers University Press · 1967

1. Modern literature and boundary situation -- 2. The Incarnation: the sacramental aesthetic -- 3. The historical pageant: the rhetoric of action -- 4. The Canterbury history: figural imitation -- 5. The Nativity: the humanization of mortality -- 6. T.S. Eliot's The family reunion: the strategy of sacramental transfiguration -- 7. T.S. Eliot's plays of contemporary life: the redemption of time -- 8. The Mercury Theatre poets: the composition of place -- 9. Charles Williams and Christopher Fry: the figure of the dance -- 10. Christian verse drama and the humanistic literary imagination -- Appendix: The Canterbury Festivals.

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PR739.R4 S619A

Subjects

Christian drama, English History and criticism Verse drama, English History and criticism Christianity and literature Great Britain Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Sacraments in literature Religion in literature Time in literature Poetics Christianisme et littérature Grande-Bretagne Influence littéraire, artistique, etc Sacrements dans la littérature Religion dans la littérature Temps dans la littérature Poétique Christian drama, English Christianity and literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Poetics Religion in literature Sacraments in literature Time in literature Verse drama, English Versdrama Englisch Great Britain Englisch Criticism, interpretation, etc Geschichte 1900- Geschichte 1928-1966 Geschichte 1900- Geschichte 1928-1966 Christian drama, English History and criticism Christianity and literature Great Britain Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Poetics Religion in literature Sacraments in literature Time in literature Verse drama, English History and criticism

Details

Extent: xvi, 400 pages 25 cm
Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1967
LCCN: 66018882
LC class: PR739.R4 S6