Chapters Into Verse: Poetry in English Inspired by the Bible: Volume 1: Genesis to Malachi

by Robert Atwan

Book Overview

For generations, poets have turned to the Bible for insight and inspiration. What did so many creative minds find in scripture? Is the Bible still a vital source of poetic inspirations?
Chapters Into Verse is the first comprehensive collection ever made of poems written in English inspired by the Bible. A groundbreaking anthology, it introduces readers to a distinct heritage of English poetry: the scriptural tradition. Though frequently ignored...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195069137
• ISBN13: 9780195069136
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A treasure

Superbly edited compilation. Such a variety of responses to Scripture! The editors include relevant Scriptures in the King James version -- a translation that sings with it's own special poetic notes. Inspirational.

Inspiring poems for writers, religious or otherwise

This two-volume set is a wonderful introduction to both classic poetry and the stories and lyricism of the Bible. Each volume presents a collection of poems by well-known poets that were either drawn from Bible imagery or inspired by the stories of the Bible. The poetic intepretations of these well-known stories are so powerful that one feels carried back to Biblical times. An excellent and absorbing read.