Political Theology in the Poetry of Richard Crashaw
Richard Crashaw is not normally considered a political poet. And yet, he wrote a number of early poems on the British monarchy that demonstrate a keen interest in the nation's stability and future. This article seeks to integrate that work into critical understandings of the poet by reading one...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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Literature and theology
Year: 2011, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-406 |
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| Summary: | Richard Crashaw is not normally considered a political poet. And yet, he wrote a number of early poems on the British monarchy that demonstrate a keen interest in the nation's stability and future. This article seeks to integrate that work into critical understandings of the poet by reading one of his more ‘sacred’ poems, ‘The Flaming Heart’, in the light of his political poetry. This article demonstrates that the theology of ‘The Flaming Heart’ informs a deeply political project, in which mystical union with God is reimagined as a fundamental encounter with the other that forms the basis for an ideal society. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frr052 |