“But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16)
Herbert first imitates God’s Word. His Temple is deliberately built almost exclusively on the Bible, which it quotes or glosses extensively. Second, the work belongs to the rich tradition of the imitation of Christ, which was still popular in the early modern age. Thus, as a topic, imitation does no...
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Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Sillages Critiques |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/3367 |
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