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Before the Door of God : An Anthology of Devotional Poetry, Paperback / softback Book

Before the Door of God : An Anthology of Devotional Poetry Paperback / softback

Edited by Jay Hopler, Kimberly Johnson

Paperback / softback

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A diverse and imaginative selection of works from the long tradition of devotional poetry in English  Before the Door of God traces the development of devotional English-language poetry from its origins in ancient hymnody to its current twenty-first-century incarnations.

The poems in this volume demonstrate not only that devotional poetry—poetry that speaks to the divine—remains in vigorous practice but also that the tradition reaches back to the very origins of poetry in English.   Featuring the work of poets over a three-thousand-year period, Before the Door of God places the devotional lyric in its cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts.

The volume traces the various influences on this tradition and identifies features that persist in devotional lyric poetry across centuries, cultures, and stylistic differences.

To scholars, literary professionals, and general readers who find delight in fine poetry, this anthology offers much to contemplate and discuss.

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