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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Literature and poetry. Studies on the English language; the poetry of the Bible; the Dies irae; the Stabat Mater; the hymns of St. Bernard; theunivers

Literature and poetry. Studies on the English language; the poetry of the Bible; the Dies irae; the Stabat Mater; the hymns of St. Bernard; theunivers

Schaff, Philip

Paperback

General ReferenceBible StudiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353706122
ISBN13: 9789353706128
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.29
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Step into a mind where language, faith, and art are one living conversation. Philip Schaff moves from the roots of English to the heights of Dante. Words carry centuries within them. Literature and Poetry gathers Schaff's nineteenth century literary essays into a single literary criticism essay collection: lectures on literature that range across english language history, biblical poetry analysis, and the fierce music of the Dies irae and Stabat Mater. He reads medieval Christian hymns, including the hymns of St. Bernard, with a historian's ear and a believer's attention, showing how theology shapes form, rhythm, and imagination. The result is a literature studies anthology that links classroom clarity with devotional depth. Schaff writes with the confidence of a transatlantic scholar steeped in European learning, yet his prose stays inviting. These pages show how criticism once spoke to the public, placing Scripture, song, and scholarship on the same shelf as the poets today again. Its reach is wide but never vague: portraits of medieval European universities, reflections on Dante Alighieri criticism, and a sustained divine comedy commentary that treats the Divina Commedia as both poem and moral architecture. For theology and literature students it remains a scholarly reference edition, rich in context and connections; for curious readers it is a guided tour of the great traditions that still echo in modern writing. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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