Full Description
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.
Contents
Part 1 Introduction: "Blackmore, the Bible, Nature, and God"
Chapter 2 Sir Richard Blackmore's Life and Works
Chapter 3 Creation
Chapter 4 The Theory of Divine Poetry
Chapter 5 A Paraphrase on the Book of Job
Chapter 6 Redemption
Part 7 Conclusion
Part 8 Annotated Bibliography
Part 9 Index
