Common Prayer
The Language of Public Devotion in Early Modern England
176 pages, 6 x 9
©
2001
Cloth $54.00
ISBN: 9780226789682
Published May 2001
Paper $20.00
ISBN: 9780226789699
Published May 2001
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
Awards
- Conference on Christianity and Literature Book Award
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