Boundless Innocence in Thomas Traherne's Poetic Theology: 'Were all Men Wise and Innocent...'

by Elizabeth S. Dodd

The seventeenth-century poet and divine Thomas Traherne finds innocence in every stage of existence. Boundless Innocence in Thomas Traherne's Poetic Theology traces innocence through Traherne's works as it transgresses the boundaries of the estates of the soul. Recovering and reinterpreting a key but increasingly neglected theme in Traherne's poetic theology, this book addresses fundamental misconceptions of the meaning of innocence in his work. Through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138053082
• ISBN13: 9781138053083
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"