“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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| description | 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 not simply belong to poetics, but more significantly to theology, and more precisely to salvation. Herbert’s use of the term and Donne’s exegesis should allow us to understand better how the poet solves the central paradox of imitation in his work: is it possible to imitate the infinite? If the poet is God’s secretary, how can Christ imitate himself in his verse? To imitate is largely based on repetition, whether the poet repeats himself or echoes the Scriptures. It plays a crucial part in recreating the miracle of redemption in the poem. Lastly, exegesis, which Herbert practices in a significant number of poems, depends on imitating. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e831dcfb3604ca69f05df93b6e060df2025-01-30T13:47:52ZengCentre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte"Sillages Critiques1272-38191969-63022012-01-011410.4000/sillagescritiques.3367“But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16)Guillaume CoatalenHerbert 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 not simply belong to poetics, but more significantly to theology, and more precisely to salvation. Herbert’s use of the term and Donne’s exegesis should allow us to understand better how the poet solves the central paradox of imitation in his work: is it possible to imitate the infinite? If the poet is God’s secretary, how can Christ imitate himself in his verse? To imitate is largely based on repetition, whether the poet repeats himself or echoes the Scriptures. It plays a crucial part in recreating the miracle of redemption in the poem. Lastly, exegesis, which Herbert practices in a significant number of poems, depends on imitating.https://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/3367repetitionimitationGeorge Herbertimitation of ChristJohn DonneSermon |
| spellingShingle | Guillaume Coatalen “But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16) Sillages Critiques repetition imitation George Herbert imitation of Christ John Donne Sermon |
| title | “But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16) |
| title_full | “But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16) |
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| title_short | “But how then shall I imitate thee, and/ Copie thy fair, though bloudie hand?”(“The Thanksgiving”, vv.15-16) |
| title_sort | but how then shall i imitate thee and copie thy fair though bloudie hand the thanksgiving vv 15 16 |
| topic | repetition imitation George Herbert imitation of Christ John Donne Sermon |
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