A Form of Belief: The Prayer Lyrics of Elizabeth Jennings and Louise Glück

This article considers the continuing relationship between contemporary lyric poetry and prayer through readings of poems by Elizabeth Jennings (a British cradle-Catholic) and Louise Glück (an American of no professed religion). In different contexts, both turn to the concept of a "book of hour...

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Main Author: Stevens, Jeremy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2020]
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-251
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
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