
Chapters into Verse: Volume Two: Gospels to Revelation
Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible: Volume 2: Gospels to Revelation
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 28. October 1993
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-19-508305-7 (ISBN)
Description
From John Milton to D. H. Lawrence, poets have found creative inspiration in the Bible. This unique two-volume collection encompasses work of a variety of tones - devotional and meditative, sardonic or political - and includes re-enactments of key episodes, lyrical descants on familiar passages, personal expressions of faith, and veiled social commentaries.
Roughly dividing the material between Old and the New Testaments, each volume presents the original biblical passage along with the poem to provide a fascinating new perspective on familiar works of literature. Innovative and comprehensive, Chapters into Verse includes work by Donne, Blake, Keats, Byron, Hopkins, Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Hardy, Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and many many more.
Roughly dividing the material between Old and the New Testaments, each volume presents the original biblical passage along with the poem to provide a fascinating new perspective on familiar works of literature. Innovative and comprehensive, Chapters into Verse includes work by Donne, Blake, Keats, Byron, Hopkins, Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Hardy, Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Sylvia Plath, and many many more.
Reviews / Votes
'The editor's range has been extremely wide ... I cannot imagine the work as a whole being better done.'Peter Levi, Catholic Herald A wealth of literature and poetry is collected by Robert Atwan in these volumes which will last the reader for many years. In common with all anthologies there is a great deal which can be found in other collections. It follows a great tradition of such books and will prove to be a valuable devotional aid, much appreciated by those with wider poetic appreciation.'
John Dale, Methodist Recorder 'Every now and again an anthology appears which manages to open one's eyes to a new aspect of literature. This two-volume collection is one such, a thick, rich anthology of poetry inspired by the Bible. Imagine the difference if you gave this to your vicar. As he prepared the week's sermon, besides looking up the Hebrew or Greek meaning, he could also choose a relevant piece of poetry. Even if the sermon was rubbish, the congregation would get a bit of decent verse.'
The Sign, February 1994 'Now that so many readers come to literature entirely ignorant of its Christian heritage, this collection fills an unfortunately necessary gap.'
English Studies, Volume 75, Number 6, November 1994
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
694 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-508305-7 (9780195083057)
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Robert Atwan | Laurance Wieder
Chapters into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible
Volume 2: Gospels to Revelation
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Persons
Robert Atwan is the Series Editor of The Best American Essays and co-edits the successful Oxford textbook Popular Writing in America with Don McQuade.
Editor
Professor of EnglishProfessor of English, Seton Hall University, USA
InstructorInstructor, Dowling College, USA