Sir Richard Blackmore and the Bible: A Reading of His Physico-theological Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780761835608)

Sir Richard Blackmore (1650_1729) was deeply affected by the Protestant poetic trends in England, which favored the Sacred Scriptures as a source for what was termed 'divine poetry.' His preference also prized the religious poetic trends as a spiritual weapon against vice and atheism. His advocacy of ideas upholding virtue, morality, and Christianity in a world that was undergoing phenomenal changes in its mores served as a backbone for the renewal and strengthening of the increasing popularity of divine poetry. This work further explores the Bible's influence on Blackmore's physico-theological poems, his personal notions of a Creator, and his scientific ideas.

Author: Michela Pizzol Giacomini
ISBN-10: 0761835601
ISBN-13: 9780761835608
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 12/25/2006
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.86h x 6.19w x 0.47d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2007 pg. 29