Divine Deviants: The Dialectics of Devotion in the Poetry of Donne and RūmīDivine Deviants is a comparative study of the Persian Sufi poet, Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1212-1273), and the English Metaphysical poet, John Donne (1572-1631). By focusing on the two schools of thought to which these poets belong as well as their individual poetic worldviews and styles, this book elucidates the different dimensions of the shared philosophy governing their poetry. Bridging linguistic, cultural, religious, and philosophical barriers, Divine Deviants carefully illustrates that in the works of both Rūmī and Donne love symbolizes Beatific Vision and Truth. More generally, this book highlights the bonds between religion, mysticism, and literature and thus examines not only the interdependent issues in these disciplines, but also the invisible and yet profound closeness that exists in the representative works of the two literary and religious traditions. |
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... call for forgiveness , as pervasively heard throughout his devotional work , brings to mind a strict God much resembling the Hebrew God of righteousness . Donne , it is essential to note at this juncture , is also known to deviate from ...
... call for forgiveness , as pervasively heard throughout his devotional work , brings to mind a strict God much resembling the Hebrew God of righteousness . Donne , it is essential to note at this juncture , is also known to deviate from ...
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... call the soul , but now find it easier to refer to as the ' cosmic ' or ' transcendental ' sense " ( Mysticism 71 ) . Even a superficial look at the poetry of Rūmī and Donne reveals a similarly extensive preoccupation of both poets with ...
... call the soul , but now find it easier to refer to as the ' cosmic ' or ' transcendental ' sense " ( Mysticism 71 ) . Even a superficial look at the poetry of Rūmī and Donne reveals a similarly extensive preoccupation of both poets with ...
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... - faceted nature of Donne's thought that has led some critics like T.S. Eliot to call his “ erudition ' incorrect ' and [ to remark ] that his poetry expresses no settled belief in anything " 40 Divine Deviants : Donne and Rūmī.
... - faceted nature of Donne's thought that has led some critics like T.S. Eliot to call his “ erudition ' incorrect ' and [ to remark ] that his poetry expresses no settled belief in anything " 40 Divine Deviants : Donne and Rūmī.
Contents
The Context | 15 |
The Philosophical Fundamentals of Belief | 27 |
Religious Obligation and Mystical Transcendence | 47 |
Copyright | |
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