Redeeming Time: T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets. By Kenneth Paul Kramer
There is no denying that T.S. Eliot's final major poem The Four Quartets possesses much to interest those studying religions. It contains many allusions to and quotations of religious material and one of its central—if not its most central—theme is that of transcendence—man's relation to t...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2008
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Literature and theology
Year: 2008, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-239 |
| Review of: | Redeeming Time (Lanham : Cowley Publications, 2007) (Whistler, Daniel)
Redeeming time (Lanham, Md. [u.a.] : Cowley Publ., 2007) (Whistler, Daniel) |
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| Summary: | There is no denying that T.S. Eliot's final major poem The Four Quartets possesses much to interest those studying religions. It contains many allusions to and quotations of religious material and one of its central—if not its most central—theme is that of transcendence—man's relation to the eternal. Thus, a book such as Kramer's Redeeming Time can only be welcomed, since its explicit intention is to engage with precisely this aspect of the poem: ‘Redeeming Time is intended for anyone who … might be curious enough to explore how Eliot's poetry can open fresh, adaptable, ecumenical paths for deepening and exhilarating our spiritual lives.’ (p. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frn014 |