1st Edition
The Near and Distant God Poetry, Idealism and Religious Thought from Holderlin to Eliot
By Ian Cooper
Copyright 2008
194 Pages
by
Routledge
194 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book shows that a major strand in the development of modern poetry in German and English can be seen as a protracted response to the religious crises of post-Idealist thought. It focuses on the hermeneutic dimension of Die Religion.
Introduction: Poetry, Idealism, Religion Part I 1. The Near and Distant God 2. The Crisis of Redemption Part II 3. Concealment and Revelation: Mörike and Hopkins 4. After Strange Gods: Rilke and Eliot 5. Conclusion: Real Presences
Biography
Ian Cooper
