Common prayer : the language of public devotion in early modern England /

Common prayer : the language of public devotion in early modern England /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Targoff, Ramie.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.
Description:	xiii, 162 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism. Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century. Christianity and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century. Public worship -- England -- History -- 16th century. Public worship -- England -- History -- 17th century. Prayer -- England -- History -- 16th century. Prayer -- England -- History -- 17th century. Reformation -- England. Prayer in literature. Christianity and literature. English literature -- Early modern. Prayer in literature. Prayer. Public worship. Reformation. England. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4443543

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ISBN:	0226789683 (alk. paper) 0226789691 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-155) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Author's note on spelling and editions
Introduction-The Performance of Prayer
1. Common Prayer
2. Reading Prayer: Spontaneity and Conformity
3. Prayer and Poetry: Rhyme in the English Church
4. George Herbert and the Devotional Lyric
Conclusion-The Bay Psalm Book: From Common Prayer to Common Poems
Notes
Index