Scripture and the English Poetic Imagination

Download or read book Scripture and the English Poetic Imagination written by David Lyle Jeffrey and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The God of the Bible often speaks in poetry. Beginning with an illuminating exploration of eloquence in the divine voice, a highly acclaimed professor of literature opens up the treasury of biblical tradition among English poets both past and present, showing them to be well attuned not only to Scripture's meaning but also to its music. In exploring the work of various poets, David Lyle Jeffrey demonstrates how the poetry of the Bible affords a register of understanding in which the beauty of Holy Scripture deepens meditation on its truth and is indeed a vital part of that truth.