Elizabeth Bishop and the Poetry of Meditation

Elizabeth Bishop's poetry has won the admiration of a number of Christian poets and scholars. This essay argues that one reason for this is Bishop's subtle engagement with the work of the poet-divines Gerard Manley Hopkins and, especially, George Herbert; through their influence, she enter...

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Main Author: Wilson, James Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2017]
In: Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-19
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Louis L. Martz
B the secular
B Christian Platonism
B George Herbert
B modern poetry
B Elizabeth Bishop
B Yvor Winters
B Meditative Lyric
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