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Nick Ripatrazone Ripatrazone
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May 2023
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Hardcover
Publisher
1517 Media
Published
May 2023
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Something of a minor literary renaissance happened in midcentury America from an unexpected source. Nuns were writing poetry and being published and praised in secular venues. Their literary moment has faded into history, but it is worth revisiting.
The literary creations of poetic priests like Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., and Robert Southwell, S.J. have been both a blessing and a burden--creating the sense that male clergy alone have written substantial work. But Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the 17th century Mexican poet-nun famous for her iconic verses and trailblazing sense of the role of religious creative women, set the literary precedent for pious work from women.
Sister Mary Bernetta Quinn, a critic and poet, was praised by Flannery O'Connor and kept long correspondences with many of the best poets of her generation. Carmelite nun Sister Jessica Powers published widely. Sister M. Madeleva Wolff, poet and university president, transformed Catholic higher education.
The Habit of Poetry brings together these women and others. Their poetry is devotional and deft, complex and contemplative. This mid-20th century renaissance by nun poets is more than a literary footnote; it is a case study in how women negotiate tradition and individual creativity.
Author
Nick Ripatrazone Ripatrazone
Book Format
Hardcover
Publisher
1517 Media
Published
May 2023
Weight
318g
Dimensions
147 x 223 x 18 mm
ISBN
9781506471129
ISBN-10
1506471129
Eden Code
5698604
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Author/Creator: Nick Ripatrazone Ripatrazone
ISBN: 9781506471129
Publisher: 1517 Media
Release Date: May 2023
Weight: 318g
Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 18 mm
Eden Code: 5698604