the liturgical and poetic practices of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and Adelaide ProcterDieleman, Karen.creatortextglobebibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.ohuAthensOhio University Press©20122012monographiceng1 online resource (320 pages)"Religious Imaginaries explores liturgical practice as formative for how three Victorian women poets imagined the world and their place in it and, consequently, for how they developed their creative and critical religious poetics. In doing so, this new study rethinks several assumptions in the field: that Victorian women's faith commitments tend to limit creativity; that the contours of church experiences matter little for understanding religious poetry; and that gender is more significant than liturgy in shaping women's religious poetry. Exploring the import of bodily experience for spiritual, emotional, and cognitive forms of knowing, Karen Dieleman explains and clarifies the deep orientations of different strands of nineteenth-century Christianity, such as Congregationalism's high regard for verbal proclamation, Anglicanism and Anglo-Catholicism's valuation of manifestation, and revivalist Roman Catholicism's recuperation of an affective aesthetic. Looking specifically at Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and Adelaide Procter as astute participants in their chosen strands of Christianity, Dieleman reveals the subtle textures of these women's religious poetry: the different voices, genres, and aesthetics they create in response to their worship experiences. Part recuperation, part reinterpretation, Dieleman's readings highlight each poet's innovative religious poetics. Dieleman devotes two chapters to each of the three poets: the first chapter in each pair delineates the poet's denominational practices and commitments; the second reads the corresponding poetry. Religious Imaginaries has appeal for scholars of Victorian literary criticism and scholars of Victorian religion, supporting its theoretical paradigm by digging deeply into primary sources associated with the actual churches in which the poets worshipped, detailing not only the liturgical practices but also the architectural environments that influenced the worshipper's formation. By going far beyond descriptions of various doctrinal positions, this research significantly deepens our critical understanding of Victorian Christianity and the culture it influenced."--Project Muse.Introduction: liturgy and the religious imaginary -- Truth and love anchored in the word: Elizabeth Barrett Browning's religious imaginary -- "Truth in relation, perceived in emotion": Elizabeth Barrett Browning's religious poetics -- "The beloved Anglican Church of my baptism": Christina Rossetti's religious imaginary -- Manifestation, aesthetics, and community in Christina Rossetti's verses -- "The one divine influence at work in the world": Adelaide Procter's religious imaginary -- Religious-poetic strategies in Adelaide Procter's lyrics, legends, and chaplets -- Conclusion: the intricacy of the subject.Karen Dieleman.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-uk-enProcter, Adelaide Anne1825-1864ReligionRossetti, Christina Georgina1830-1894ReligionBrowning, Elizabeth Barrett1806-1861ReligionEnglish poetry19th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish poetryWomen authorsHistory and criticismChristian poetry, EnglishAuthorshipChristian poetry, EnglishHistory and criticismReligious poetry, EnglishHistory and criticismBrowning, Elizabeth Barrett1806-1861ReligionReligionReligionRossetti, Christina Georgina1830-1894ReligionReligionReligionProcter, Adelaide Anne1825-1864ReligionReligionReligionLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINESComposition & Creative WritingLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINESRhetoricREFERENCEWriting SkillsRELIGIONChristianityGeneralBrowning, Elizabeth Barrett1806-1861Procter, Adelaide Anne1825-1864Rossetti, Christina Georgina1830-1894Christian poetry, EnglishEnglish poetryEnglish poetryWomen authorsReligionReligious poetry, English 1800 - 1899 fast PR508.R4 D54 2012808.81/93829780821444344082144434422573/ctt8v6s5c JSTORhttp://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/concordiaab-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://site.ebrary.com/id/10572674http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=806659http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=806659&authtype=uid&lang=dehttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=806659http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/gprc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt9qgk5thttp://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/macewan-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780821444344/http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rdc/detail.action?docID=1743632http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/concordiaab-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://site.ebrary.com/id/10572674http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=806659http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=806659&authtype=uid&lang=dehttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=e000xna&AN=806659http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/gprc-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt9qgk5thttp://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/macewan-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1743632http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780821444344/http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/rdc/detail.action?docID=1743632Nz12050220200709060150.0ocn821725678eng