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- Title
Crossing Wits: Donne, Herbert, and Sacramental Rhetoric.
- Authors
Harvey, Andrew
- Abstract
Explains the concept of a sacramental theory of language with the exchange of Latin poems between English poets John Donne and George Herbert, exploring the use of the cross as an anchor for the soul and the relation among graphic representation, language and grace. Analysis of the divine poetry of Donne and Herbert; Discussion on the rhetorical figure chiasmus and its significance and relation to the cross and crucifixion; Information on the Platonic tradition necessary for understanding sacramental reality and how this pertains to wit.
- Subjects
SACRAMENTS; LATIN poetry; DONNE, John, 1572-1631; HERBERT, George, 1593-1633; SACRAMENTS in literature; HOLY Cross; CHIASMUS; RELIGIOUS poetry
- Publication
Renaissance Papers, 2004, p69
- ISSN
0584-4207
- Publication type
Article