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Some early Christian poets such as Ausonius continued to include allusions to pagan deities and standard classical figures and allusions continued to appear in his verse. Other Christian poems of the Late Roman Empire, such as the Psychomachia of Prudentius, cut back on allusions to Greek mythology, but continue the use of inherited classical ...
Like many poems of the Anglo-Saxon period, The Dream of the Rood exhibits many Christian and pre-Christian images, but, in the final analysis, is a Christian piece. [24] Examining the poem as a pre-Christian (or pagan) text is difficult, as the scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who lived in a time when Christianity was firmly ...
Poems based on the Crucifixion of Jesus (3 P) Pages in category "Christian poetry" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.
The poem begins with the birth of Joseph, called Valan. He becomes a staunch ascetic who later marries Mary, a resolute virgin. Through divine intervention, Mary gives birth to a son. The following episodes describe the family's lives. The work ends with Valan's coronation by the Triune God in heavenly glory.
In 1853, her Monterey and Other Poems was published which included poems focusing on the recent Mexican–American War, [83] and a poem pleading for the US to help those affected by the Great Famine of Ireland. [84] She stated in her 1903 autobiography, edited by Will Carleton, that she "was under a feeling of sadness and depression at this ...
Latter Day Saint poets (29 P) Lutheran poets ... John Milton (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Christian poets" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
This poem reworks verses extracted from the work of Virgil to tell stories from the Old and New Testament of the Christian Bible. Much of the work focuses on the story of Jesus Christ. While scholars have proposed a number of hypotheses to explain why the poem was written, a definitive answer to this question remains elusive.
The topic of these poems places them within a genre of Christian literature popular during the 17th century and places Milton alongside poets like John Donne, Richard Crashaw, and George Herbert. However, Milton's poetry reflects the origins of his anti- William Laud and anti-Church of England-based religious beliefs.