Christian and Lyric Tradition in Victorian Women’s Poetry
Author | : F. Elizabeth Gray |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 275 |
Release | : 2009-09-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135237950 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135237956 |
Rating | : 4/5 (956 Downloads) |
Download or read book Christian and Lyric Tradition in Victorian Women’s Poetry written by F. Elizabeth Gray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, Gray examines the broadly neglected body of Victorian women's religious verse, showing how women of the period used an array of inventive literary strategies to construct and wield provocative forms of authority. Their deployment of biblical source, trope and genre transfigured Christian and lyric traditions.