Sexual Symbolism, Religious Language and the Ambiguity of the Spirit: Associative Themes in Anglican Poetry and Philosophy
In the seventeenth century, the word ‘spirit’ stood euphemistically for semen and erections. Shakespeare knew this, as did the more explicitly theological poets, Donne and Herbert. These euphemistic meanings were exploited by the latter when writing religious poetry. Moving beyond the sexual languag...
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| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2007
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Theology & sexuality
Year: 2007, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 233-256 |
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Orgasm
B sperm B George Herbert B Spirit B Body B John Donne |
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