R.S. Thomas
conceding an absence : images of God explored
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Publication
1996 - St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
54,000 words, Guess
Page Count
216 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL978729M
- ISBN-100312160984
- OCLC Control Number34633354
- OCLC Control Numberrsthomasconcedin0000shep
- Library of Congress Control Number96015981
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- Goodreads671697
Classifications
- DDC821/.914
- LCCPR6039.H618 Z86 1996
Description
R. S. Thomas's presentation of God has given rise to controversy and dissent. In exploring Thomas's techniques of creating his image of God, Elaine Shepherd addresses the problems surrounding the language of religion and of religious poetry. After a consideration of the possibilities of both the positive and negative ways of imaging God and the problematics of religious poetry as a genre, a sequence of close readings engages the reader in an exploration of language and image. Each chapter focuses on a significant image, examining its construction and its potential to stand as an image for God, from the image of woman as constructed by the Impressionists to the non-image of the mystical theologian.
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