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- Title
Love, Capacity, and Traherne's Idea of the Book.
- Authors
Defries, Brett
- Abstract
This article explores Thomas Traherne's attraction to collaborative and continuously unfolding lyric projects. I argue that Traherne sees unfinished manuscripts as a reflection of the infinite capacity of a human soul, which is itself the signature of a divinity and lovability that does not rely on successful habituation into a life of virtuous conduct. This article was supported by a fellowship from the University of Iowa to consult Traherne's autograph manuscripts at the Bodleian and British Libraries.
- Subjects
BODLEIAN Library; UNIVERSITY of Iowa; SOUL; CONDUCT of life; AUTOGRAPHS
- Publication
SEL: Studies in English Literature (Johns Hopkins), 2021, Vol 61, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0039-3657
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/sel.2021.0006