"And Was Jerusalem Builded Here?": Agency and Longing in Blake and Biblical Poetry
The hymn "Jerusalem," based on the poem by William Blake, is beloved of British people and Anglophiles everywhere. But the vision of this poem, and by extension the hymn, is larger than nationalism, drawing on biblical poetry and a longing for God’s redemption of the world, drawing in all...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Seminaries
[2020]
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Word & world
Año: 2020, Volumen: 40, Número: 2, Páginas: 103-111 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CD Cristianismo ; Cultura HB Antiguo Testamento KAH Edad Moderna KBF Islas Británicas KBL Oriente Medio |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Zion in the Bible
B Poetry - Religious aspects B Jerusalem in the Bible B Hymns, English B Blake, William, 1757-1827 B Bible. Old Testament-Theology B Desire - Religious aspects B National characteristics, British B Jerusalem (Symbol) |
| Sumario: | The hymn "Jerusalem," based on the poem by William Blake, is beloved of British people and Anglophiles everywhere. But the vision of this poem, and by extension the hymn, is larger than nationalism, drawing on biblical poetry and a longing for God’s redemption of the world, drawing in all that would work with God to restore its goodness. |
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| ISSN: | 0275-5270 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Word & world
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