What is the relation of poetry to religion?

poetry, other art forms - music, drama, prose, painting - means of expression allows communication of ideas, thoughts , feelings take place between sender, in case poet, , receiver, reader. hopkins, poetry expression of religion, @ same time religion gives rise poetry. 2 totally interdependent, medium , message intertwined attempt more important or more central relationship kill 1 , maim other. poetry hopkins' personal expression of religion , such not aimed sermon-like @ else in world, his, hopkins', way of expressing , manifesting praise of , faith in god, father, son , holy spirit; creator, redeemer , inspirer.

victorian women poets lived in time when religion vital aspect of identities. cynthia scheinberg examines anglo-jewish (grace aguilar , amy levy) , christian (elizabeth barrett browning , christina rossetti) women poets, , argues there important connections between discourses of nineteenth-century poetry, gender , religious identity. broadly interdisciplinary, book's methodology relates studies in poetics, religious studies, feminist literary criticism, , little-known anglo-jewish primary sources.

if religion texts written in poetry, , poetry uses metaphorical devices, why people take thing literally.

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