Poetry and the Religious Imagination: The Power of the Word

By Francesca Bugliani Knox and David Lonsdale

Book Overview

What is the role of spiritual experience in poetry? How do poetic imagination and religious beliefs interact? Exploring such questions through the concept of the religious imagination, this book integrates interdisciplinary research in the area of poetry on the one hand, and theology, philosophy and Christian spirituality on the other. Established theologians, philosophers, literary critics and creative writers explain the primary role of imagination in the writing and reading of poetry.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138548804
• ISBN13: 9781138548800
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"