"Examining what the eucharist taught early modern writers about their bodies and how it shaped the bodies they wrote about, this book shows how the exegetical roots of the Eucharistic controversy in 16th century England had very material and embodied consequences. To apprehend the nature of Chr...

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1. Verfasser:	Sandberg, Julianne (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; New York Bloomsbury Academic 2024
Schriftenreihe:	New directions in religion and literature Bloomsbury collections
Schlagworte:	English literature / Early modern, 1500-1700 / History and criticism Lord's Supper in literature Human body in literature Christianity and literature / England / History / 16th century Christianity and culture / England / History / 16th century
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Zusammenfassung:	"Examining what the eucharist taught early modern writers about their bodies and how it shaped the bodies they wrote about, this book shows how the exegetical roots of the Eucharistic controversy in 16th century England had very material and embodied consequences. To apprehend the nature of Christ’s body—its nature, presence, closeness, and efficacy—for these writers, was also to understand one’s own. And conversely, to know one’s own body was to know something particular about Christ’s. Sandberg provides new insights into how Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, John Donne, and Aemilia Lanyer use the reformed eucharistic paradigm to imagine the embodied significance of the sacrament for their own bodies, the bodies of their narrative subjects, and the body of their literary work. She shows the significance of this paradigm was for poets and playwrights at this time to represent the embodied self and negotiate how the body was read, interpreted and understood."
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (184 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781350452923 9781350452909 9781350452916
DOI:	10.5040/9781350452923