This close and sensitive study shows Christopher Smart (1722-1771) to be one of the finest and most important English religious poets between George Herbert and Gerard Manley Hopkins. In contrast to the grimness of much evangelical writing and despite his own personal hardships, Smart is seen here as a poet of adoration and joy.
| ISBN: | 9780746310236 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2004 |
| Author: | Neil Curry, British Council |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 118 pages |
| Series: | Writers and Their Work |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers |
This close and sensitive study shows Christopher Smart (1722-1771) to be one of the finest and most important English religious poets between George Herbert and Gerard Manley Hopkins. In contrast to the grimness of much evangelical writing and despite his own personal hardships, Smart is seen here as a poet of adoration and joy.
Christopher Smart features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Christopher Smart is available in Hardback
Christopher Smart was written by Neil Curry, British Council and published by Liverpool University Press
Christopher Smart has 118 pages
Yes it is part of Writers and Their Work series