The Pelican Guide to English Literature, Volume 3Penguin Books, 1960 - English literature |
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Page 58
... Crashaw was writing in a vein of voluptuous mysticism which suggests Italian and Spanish baroque art . He carries to ... Crashaw's poetry moves away from the tradition of Donne and Herbert , but at times , as notably in the Answer to ...
... Crashaw was writing in a vein of voluptuous mysticism which suggests Italian and Spanish baroque art . He carries to ... Crashaw's poetry moves away from the tradition of Donne and Herbert , but at times , as notably in the Answer to ...
Page 157
... Crashaw's first publication was a collection of ' sacred epigrams ' , and it is the epigrammatic aspect of his work ... Crashaw : the tears themselves take over the burden : We got to meet A worthy object , our lord's FEET . - Notorious ...
... Crashaw's first publication was a collection of ' sacred epigrams ' , and it is the epigrammatic aspect of his work ... Crashaw : the tears themselves take over the burden : We got to meet A worthy object , our lord's FEET . - Notorious ...
Page 158
... Crashaw's finest poem , as an English poet , is the Hymn to Saint Teresa . One welcomes the direct and firm opening - ' Love , thou art Absolute sole lord / OF LIFE & DEATH ' - and the passage which follows : Those thy old Souldiers ...
... Crashaw's finest poem , as an English poet , is the Hymn to Saint Teresa . One welcomes the direct and firm opening - ' Love , thou art Absolute sole lord / OF LIFE & DEATH ' - and the passage which follows : Those thy old Souldiers ...
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