The Poets' Jesus: Representations at the End of a Millennium by Peggy Rosenthal

Description: The Poets' Jesus by Peggy Rosenthal Poets have always been the medium through which a culture talks of, and to, its gods. Despite the 20th centurys self-definition as a secular and post-Christian epoch, this text shows it has produced poetry about Jesus of surprising quality and variety. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Poets have always been the medium through which a culture talks of, and to, its gods. Now, in this learned but lively commentary, Peggy Rosenthal shows us the astonishing range of poetic encounters with Jesus. With a special emphasis on twentieth-century poetry, Rosenthal draws from an unprecedented range of world poetry--from Africa, the Arab world, and the Far East to Latin America and the West--to give readers an understanding of how different times and differentcultures have affected the way poets refigure Jesus and of how poets fascination with the man from Nazareth transcends all barriers. She also demonstrates that, despite the twentieth centurysself-definition as a secular and post-Christian epoch, it has produced poetry about Jesus of truly surprising quality and variety. Impeccably researched and extremely accessible, The Poets Jesus will strongly appeal to scholars of poetry and religion as well as for all general readers of poetry. Notes Winner of Honorable Mention for the Book of the Year Award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature Author Biography Peggy Rosenthal has taught courses on poetry and spirituality at St. Bernards Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology and at Wheaton College. Her previous books include Words and Values and Divine Inspiration. Table of Contents 1: Jesus as Christ and More: The First Eighteen Centuries2: Jesus as Romantic Hero3: Sliding into Modernism: Jesus Pale and Shrunken4: Crisis of the Secularized West: Postmodernisms Jesus as Anti-Hero5: Crucified Africa: The Politicized Jesus of Africa and Beyond6: Archetypal Christ: Arabic Poetry and other Wastelands7: Jesus Absent8: Between Absence and Presence: Playing Around with Jesus9: Jesus Present Review "Explores how different cultural contexts have influenced the way poets represent Jesus....There is a fascinating chapter on Arabic poetry, T.S. Eliot, cruelty, and waste and another on Samuel Beckett leading back to W.H. Auden....Will interest scholars of poetry and religion as well as general readers of poetry."--Library Journal"The Poets Jesus is an absorbing book, a passionate and timely survey of the way modern poets have configured the protagonist of the Christian story. With seemingly effortless grace, Peggy Rosenthal covers an astonishing amount of poetic territory--both spiritual and geographical. From European and American poets to the less well-known writers of Africa and the Middle East, from a Jesus who is depicted as frail or absent to a resurgent Jesus who inrecent decades is mysteriously present, Rosenthal is there to enlarge the range and depth of our understanding. With her profound sensitivity for things spiritual and literary, Rosenthal is the perfect guidefor the pilgrim in search of the Word within the poets words." --Gregory Wolfe, Editor, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion"Peggy Rosenthals easygoing and often droll voice comes through on every page, as she guides her reader on a world tour of poetry centered on Jesus. Learned and accessible (never abstruse), The Poets Jesus is respectful of scholarship without being burdened by its agendas or jargon. Rosenthals thumbnail sketches of poets lives, historical events, and literary movements demonstrate her truly global range, but she never loses her focus on the figureof Jesus, re-embodied in verse by a stunning variety of poets. A superb companion to the Oxford anthology, Divine Inspiration: The Life of Jesus in World Poetry (ed. Robert Atwan, George Dardess, and PeggyRosenthal), The Poets Jesus shares its laudable aim of showing how poets far afield express diverse versions of Jesus and Christ." --Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University"[The Poets Jesus] is a short, reader-friendly account of how poets have rendered Jesus, primarily from the 19th century to the present. This book is also, in passing, a swift overview of the last two centuries of Christian theology and Western culture." --Peter Steinfels, The New York Times"An important new book.... Her work is nothing short of a tour de force....It is Rosenthals global reach that is most fascinating and compelling....No one with an interest in Jesus, a poet himself in many ways, should overlook this finely balanced account." --The Mobile Register"Explores how different cultural contexts have influenced the way poets represent Jesus....There is a fascinating chapter on Arabic poetry, T.S. Eliot, cruelty, and waste and another on Samuel Beckett leading back to W.H. Auden....Will interest scholars of poetry and religion as well as general readers of poetry."--Library Journal"The Poets Jesus is an absorbing book, a passionate and timely survey of the way modern poets have configured the protagonist of the Christian story. With seemingly effortless grace, Peggy Rosenthal covers an astonishing amount of poetic territory--both spiritual and geographical. From European and American poets to the less well-known writers of Africa and the Middle East, from a Jesus who is depicted as frail or absent to a resurgent Jesus who inrecent decades is mysteriously present, Rosenthal is there to enlarge the range and depth of our understanding. With her profound sensitivity for things spiritual and literary, Rosenthal is the perfect guidefor the pilgrim in search of the Word within the poets words." --Gregory Wolfe, Editor, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion"Peggy Rosenthals easygoing and often droll voice comes through on every page, as she guides her reader on a world tour of poetry centered on Jesus. Learned and accessible (never abstruse), The Poets Jesus is respectful of scholarship without being burdened by its agendas or jargon. Rosenthals thumbnail sketches of poets lives, historical events, and literary movements demonstrate her truly global range, but she never loses her focus on the figureof Jesus, re-embodied in verse by a stunning variety of poets. A superb companion to the Oxford anthology, Divine Inspiration: The Life of Jesus in World Poetry (ed. Robert Atwan, George Dardess, and PeggyRosenthal), The Poets Jesus shares its laudable aim of showing how poets far afield express diverse versions of Jesus and Christ." --Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University"[The Poets Jesus] is a short, reader-friendly account of how poets have rendered Jesus, primarily from the 19th century to the present. This book is also, in passing, a swift overview of the last two centuries of Christian theology and Western culture." --Peter Steinfels, The New York Times"An important new book.... Her work is nothing short of a tour de force....It is Rosenthals global reach that is most fascinating and compelling....No one with an interest in Jesus, a poet himself in many ways, should overlook this finely balanced account." --The Mobile Register"Rosenthals range is ambitious.... [Her] arguments are convincing, her examples compelling and her knowledge of contemporary poets impressive. Her clear prose style and her avoidance of the distancing parlance of current literary theory make this a valuable study not only for the scholar of literature but for the general reader who would like to see the old familiars in a fresh context and, in the process, be introduced to new and provocative images ofJesus."--Christian Century"An impressive tour de force.... [Rosenthals] personal perspective makes this book all the more enjoyable.... The quality of surprise and rapid association that characterizes the writing of chapter one is at work in the entire book."--Cross Currents"As I read the book, I rejoiced, I bounced in my steps, I flung out hosannas.... With a keen sense of each poets intellectual and theological context, Rosenthal not only probes the religious imagination but also studies--from obviously fresh sources--the history of theology and the history of belief.... The Poets Jesus is brilliant in taking two limited areas--poetry and the figure of Jesus--and turning their intersection into a grand survey ofintellectual history and the history of belief.... The subtitle is apt; for reading, for thinking, even for meditating, The Poets Jesus is a millennial book."--Joseph J. Feeney, America"[An] engaging and insightful study...the scope of [Rosenthals] study is global.... In addition to its remarkable breadth and its graceful prose, two other features of The Poets Jesus will commend it to readers. The endnotes provide additional, helpful information about the poets discussed, many of whom will be unfamiliar to a general audience. Also, reproductions of artwork throughout the book reflect its global scope and complement the text ininteresting ways. Readers of Religion and Literature will not want to miss The Poets Jesus, a worthy addition, indeed, to anyones library."--Religion and Literature"[The Poets Jesus] engagingly proceeds more like a Cooks tour than an academic inquiry. Rosenthal has many of the qualities that one wants in a tour guide: she is... well informed...; she is articulate; and she loves her subject.... [In] the figure of Jesus in mid and late twentieth-century world poetry...especially, she is an engaging, stimulating guide."--Christianity and Literature Promotional Winner of Honorable Mention for the Book of the Year Award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature Prizes Winner of Winner of Honorable Mention for the Book of the Year Award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature. Long Description Poets have always been the medium through which a culture talks of, and to, its gods. Now, in this learned but lively commentary, Peggy Rosenthal shows us the astonishing range of poetic encounters with Jesus. With a special emphasis on twentieth-century poetry, Rosenthal draws from an unprecedented range of world poetry--from Africa, the Arab world, and the Far East to Latin America and the West--to give readers an understanding of how different times and differentcultures have affected the way poets refigure Jesus and of how poets fascination with the man from Nazareth transcends all barriers. She also demonstrates that, despite the twentieth centurys self-definition as a secular and post-Christian epoch, it has produced poetry about Jesus of trulysurprising quality and variety. Impeccably researched and extremely accessible, The Poets Jesus will strongly appeal to scholars of poetry and religion as well as for all general readers of poetry. Review Text "Explores how different cultural contexts have influenced the way poets represent Jesus....There is a fascinating chapter on Arabic poetry, T.S. Eliot, cruelty, and waste and another on Samuel Beckett leading back to W.H. Auden....Will interest scholars of poetry and religion as well as general readers of poetry."--Library Journal"The Poets Jesus is an absorbing book, a passionate and timely survey of the way modern poets have configured the protagonist of the Christian story. With seemingly effortless grace, Peggy Rosenthal covers an astonishing amount of poetic territory--both spiritual and geographical. From European and American poets to the less well-known writers of Africa and the Middle East, from a Jesus who is depicted as frail or absent to a resurgent Jesus who inrecent decades is mysteriously present, Rosenthal is there to enlarge the range and depth of our understanding. With her profound sensitivity for things spiritual and literary, Rosenthal is the perfect guide for the pilgrim in search of the Word within the poets words." --Gregory Wolfe, Editor, Image: AJournal of the Arts and Religion"Peggy Rosenthals easygoing and often droll voice comes through on every page, as she guides her reader on a world tour of poetry centered on Jesus. Learned and accessible (never abstruse), The Poets Jesus is respectful of scholarship without being burdened by its agendas or jargon. Rosenthals thumbnail sketches of poets lives, historical events, and literary movements demonstrate her truly global range, but she never loses her focus on the figureof Jesus, re-embodied in verse by a stunning variety of poets. A superb companion to the Oxford anthology, Divine Inspiration: The Life of Jesus in World Poetry (ed. Robert Atwan, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal), The Poets Jesus shares its laudable aim of showing how poets far afield express diverseversions of Jesus and Christ." --Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University"[The Poets Jesus] is a short, reader-friendly account of how poets have rendered Jesus, primarily from the 19th century to the present. This book is also, in passing, a swift overview of the last two centuries of Christian theology and Western culture." --Peter Steinfels, The New York Times"An important new book.... Her work is nothing short of a tour de force....It is Rosenthals global reach that is most fascinating and compelling....No one with an interest in Jesus, a poet himself in many ways, should overlook this finely balanced account." --The Mobile Register"Explores how different cultural contexts have influenced the way poets represent Jesus....There is a fascinating chapter on Arabic poetry, T.S. Eliot, cruelty, and waste and another on Samuel Beckett leading back to W.H. Auden....Will interest scholars of poetry and religion as well as general readers of poetry."--Library Journal"The Poets Jesus is an absorbing book, a passionate and timely survey of the way modern poets have configured the protagonist of the Christian story. With seemingly effortless grace, Peggy Rosenthal covers an astonishing amount of poetic territory--both spiritual and geographical. From European and American poets to the less well-known writers of Africa and the Middle East, from a Jesus who is depicted as frail or absent to a resurgent Jesus who inrecent decades is mysteriously present, Rosenthal is there to enlarge the range and depth of our understanding. With her profound sensitivity for things spiritual and literary, Rosenthal is the perfect guide for the pilgrim in search of the Word within the poets words." --Gregory Wolfe, Editor, Image: AJournal of the Arts and Religion"Peggy Rosenthals easygoing and often droll voice comes through on every page, as she guides her reader on a world tour of poetry centered on Jesus. Learned and accessible (never abstruse), The Poets Jesus is respectful of scholarship without being burdened by its agendas or jargon. Rosenthals thumbnail sketches of poets lives, historical events, and literary movements demonstrate her truly global range, but she never loses her focus on the figureof Jesus, re-embodied in verse by a stunning variety of poets. A superb companion to the Oxford anthology, Divine Inspiration: The Life of Jesus in World Poetry (ed. Robert Atwan, George Dardess, and Peggy Rosenthal), The Poets Jesus shares its laudable aim of showing how poets far afield express diverseversions of Jesus and Christ." --Suzanne Keen, Washington and Lee University"[The Poets Jesus] is a short, reader-friendly account of how poets have rendered Jesus, primarily from the 19th century to the present. This book is also, in passing, a swift overview of the last two centuries of Christian theology and Western culture." --Peter Steinfels, The New York Times"An important new book.... Her work is nothing short of a tour de force....It is Rosenthals global reach that is most fascinating and compelling....No one with an interest in Jesus, a poet himself in many ways, should overlook this finely balanced account." --The Mobile Register"Rosenthals range is ambitious.... [Her] arguments are convincing, her examples compelling and her knowledge of contemporary poets impressive. Her clear prose style and her avoidance of the distancing parlance of current literary theory make this a valuable study not only for the scholar of literature but for the general reader who would like to see the old familiars in a fresh context and, in the process, be introduced to new and provocative images ofJesus."--Christian Century"An impressive tour de force.... [Rosenthals] personal perspective makes this book all the more enjoyable.... The quality of surprise and rapid association that characterizes the writing of chapter one is at work in the entire book."--Cross Currents"As I read the book, I rejoiced, I bounced in my steps, I flung out hosannas.... With a keen sense of each poets intellectual and theological context, Rosenthal not only probes the religious imagination but also studies--from obviously fresh sources--the history of theology and the history of belief.... The Poets Jesus is brilliant in taking two limited areas--poetry and the figure of Jesus--and turning their intersection into a grand survey ofintellectual history and the history of belief.... The subtitle is apt; for reading, for thinking, even for meditating, The Poets Jesus is a millennial book."--Joseph J. Feeney, America"[An] engaging and insightful study...the scope of [Rosenthals] study is global.... In addition to its remarkable breadth and its graceful prose, two other features of The Poets Jesus will commend it to readers. The endnotes provide additional, helpful information about the poets discussed, many of whom will be unfamiliar to a general audience. Also, reproductions of artwork throughout the book reflect its global scope and complement the text ininteresting ways. Readers of Religion and Literature will not want to miss The Poets Jesus, a worthy addition, indeed, to anyones library."--Religion and Literature"[The Poets Jesus] engagingly proceeds more like a Cooks tour than an academic inquiry. Rosenthal has many of the qualities that one wants in a tour guide: she is... well informed...; she is articulate; and she loves her subject.... [In] the figure of Jesus in mid and late twentieth-century world poetry...especially, she is an engaging, stimulating guide."--Christianity and Literature Review Quote "[The Poets Jesus] is a short, reader-friendly account of how poets haverendered Jesus, primarily from the 19th century to the present. This book isalso, in passing, a swift overview of the last two centuries of Christiantheology and Western culture." --Peter Steinfels, The New York Times Feature A timely literary study on poetic encounters with JesusDraws from an unprecedented range of world poetryThis book will reinvigorate for the general reader a love for reading poetry Details ISBN019515164X Author Peggy Rosenthal Short Title POETS JESUS Language English ISBN-10 019515164X ISBN-13 9780195151640 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle Representations at the End of a Millennium Residence Rochester, NY, US Pages 208 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2002-01-17 AU Release Date 2002-01-17 NZ Release Date 2002-01-17 US Release Date 2002-01-17 Birth 1953 Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington Position Department of Entomology Qualifications M.D. Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-01-17 Alternative 9780195131147 DEWEY 809.1938232 Illustrations 10 halftones Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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