God's Spies: Michelangelo, Shakespeare and Other Poets of Vision (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780567685803)

Written with both passion and precision, God's Spies is a work that will be welcomed by anyone interested in the vital interplay between poetry and religion. The poets represented, including poets such as Michelangelo, St Francis of Assisi, Charles Peguy, Dante and Shakespeare, all possess one great and surprising quality in common: audacity. All of them in their work offer fresh and unforeseen perspectives on life and literature.

Some of these authors are religious in the strict meaning of the word, their work indicating a devout turning away from the distractions of the world to focus on God. Others, in contrast, are poets whose work is distinguished by a remarkable visionary focus on the many small and great dramas of life, attending with bright, imaginative genius to what Shakespeare calls "the mystery of things".

Author: Paul Murray Op
ISBN-10: 0567685802
ISBN-13: 9780567685803
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2019
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.30w x 0.80d