"Ten Lamps of Fire": Transforming the Darkness in Mary Oliver's Thirst
This article examines Mary Oliver's book Thirst (2006) and the ways in which it pursues a Christian vision of transformation that is shaped by the Desert Fathers' writings and the author's processing of the death of her beloved life partner, Molly Malone Cook. The speaker's trans...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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University of Notre Dame
2022
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Religion & literature
Jahr: 2022, Band: 54, Heft: 3, Seiten: 61-76 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Lyrik
/ Trauer
/ Licht (Motiv)
/ Dunkelheit (Motiv)
/ Transformation (Motiv)
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christentum und Kultur KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit ZD Psychologie |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article examines Mary Oliver's book Thirst (2006) and the ways in which it pursues a Christian vision of transformation that is shaped by the Desert Fathers' writings and the author's processing of the death of her beloved life partner, Molly Malone Cook. The speaker's transformation over the course of the book is depicted primarily through the imagery of light, which is used to reveal an incarnational way of seeing and the processing of a loved one's death, each of which contribute to the holistic vision that emerges in in one of the book's major concluding pieces, the poet's reworking of Psalm 145. Oliver's journey of healing and transformation in this book is especially poignant for the many readers who mourned her recent passing. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-6911 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Religion & literature
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