TY - BOOK AU - Seelig,Sharon Cadman TI - The shadow of eternity: belief and structure in Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne SN - 9780813157245 AV - PR545 .S533 1981 PY - 1981/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Christian poetry, English KW - History and criticism KW - Belief and doubt in literature KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Between Two Worlds: HERBERT; II. The Shadow of Time: VAUGHAN; III. The Splendor of Eternity: TRAHERNE; IV. The Endless Sphere: TRAHERNE; Abbreviations; Notes; Index; 2; b N2 - The poetry of Herbert, Vaughan, and Traherne represents ""an attempt to shape their lives and verse around the fact of divine presence and influence, "" writes Sharon Seelig. The relationship between belief and expression in these three metaphysical poets is the subject of this deeply perceptive study. Each of these poets held to some extent the notion of dual reality, of the world as indicative of a higher reality, but their responses to this tradition vary greatly -- UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938427&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -