Dialect of the Tribe: Modes of Communication and the Epiphanic Role of Nonhuman Imagery in T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets*

In T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets an attempt is made to investigate—often in a discursive manner—notions of time, language, and the divine. Yet the poet is hindered by certain limitations: words—as a primary vehicle of expression—collapse under the pressure, frequently sabotaging attempts at true...

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Main Author: Penny, William Kevin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2015]
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 2015, Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 98-112
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965, Four quartets / Nature / Figurative language / Epiphany
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
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