A collection of poems exploring questions of religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary Appalachia
A National Poetry Series winner, selected and with a foreword by Tracy K. Smith
The poems in Scriptorium are primarily concerned with questions of religious authority. The medieval scriptorium, the central image of the collection, stands for that authority but also for its subversion; it is both a place where religious ideas are codified in writing and a place where an individual scribe might, with a sly movement of the pen, express unorthodox religious thoughts and experiences. In addition to exploring the ways language is used, or abused, to claim religious authority, Scriptorium also addresses the authority of the vernacular in various time periods and places, particularly in the Appalachian slang of the author's East Tennessee upbringing. Throughout Scriptorium , the historical mingles with the personal: poems...
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Melissa Range; Tracy K. Smith

Bluestreak

United States, United States of America

National poetry series, Boston, 2016

3, 2016

2018

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The Poems In Scriptorium Are Primarily Concerned With Questions Of Religious Authority. The Medieval Scriptorium, The Central Image Of The Collection, Stands For That Authority But Also For Its Subversion; It Is Both A Place Where Religious Ideas Are Codified In Writing And A Place Where An Individual Scribe Might, With A Sly Movement Of The Pen, Express Unorthodox Religious Thoughts And Experiences. In Addition To Exploring The Ways Language Is Used, Or Abused, To Claim Religious Authority, Scriptorium Also Addresses The Authority Of The Vernacular In Various Time Periods And Places, Particularly In The Appalachian Slang Of The Author's East Tennessee Upbringing. Throughout Scriptorium, The Historical Mingles With The Personal: Poems About Medieval Art, Theology, And Verse Share Space With Poems That Chronicle Personal Struggles With Faith And Doubt,--amazon.com. Verdigris -- Labyrinth, Chartres -- Ashburnham -- A Skiff Of Snow -- Orpiment -- Negative Theology -- Kermes Red -- Flat As A Flitter -- Navajo Code Talkers, Wwii -- Tyrian Purple -- Pigs (see Swine) -- Ofermod -- Lampblack -- Fortunes Of Men -- Nicodemus Makes An Analysis -- Biblia Pauperum -- Minium -- Anagram: See A Gray Pine -- Solidus Of The Empress Irene, Ad 797-802 -- Incarnational Theology -- Woad -- Hit -- Vernacular Theology: Mechthild Of Magdeburg -- To Swan -- Ultramarine -- Crooked As A Dog's Hind Leg -- All Creation Wept -- The Giants' Sword Melts -- Gold Leaf -- Cento: Natural Theology -- Regionalism -- Scriptorium -- Shell White. Melissa Range.

A collection of poems exploring questions of religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary Appalachia A National Poetry Series winner, selected and with a foreword by Tracy K. Smith The poems in Scriptorium are primarily concerned with questions of religious authority. The medieval scriptorium, the central image of the collection, stands for that authority but also for its subversion; it is both a place where religious ideas are codified in writing and a place where an individual scribe might, with a sly movement of the pen, express unorthodox religious thoughts and experiences. In addition to exploring the ways language is used, or abused, to claim religious authority, Scriptorium also addresses the authority of the vernacular in various time periods and places, particularly in the Appalachian slang of the author's East Tennessee upbringing. Throughout Scriptorium, the historical mingles with the personal: poems about medieval art, theology, and verse share space with poems that chronicle personal struggles with faith and doubt

National Poetry Series Winner
A collection of poems exploring religious and linguistic authority, from medieval England to contemporary Appalachia—with a foreword by Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith
The poems in Scriptorium are primarily concerned with questions of religious authority. The medieval scriptorium, the central image of the collection, stands for that authority but also for its subversion; it is both a place where religious ideas are codified in writing and a place where an individual scribe might, with a sly movement of the pen, express unorthodox religious thoughts and experiences.
In addition to exploring the ways language is used, or abused, to claim religious authority, Scriptorium also addresses the authority of the vernacular in various time periods and places, particularly in the Appalachian slang of the author’s East Tennessee upbringing. Throughout Scriptorium , the historical mingles with the personal: poems about medieval art, theology, and verse share space with poems that chronicle personal struggles with faith and doubt.

"The poems in Scriptorium are primarily concerned with questions of religious authority. The medieval scriptorium, the central image of the collection, stands for that authority but also for its subversion; it is both a place where religious ideas are codified in writing and a place where an individual scribe might, with a sly movement of the pen, express unorthodox religious thoughts and experiences. In addition to exploring the ways language is used, or abused, to claim religious authority, Scriptorium also addresses the authority of the vernacular in various time periods and places, particularly in the Appalachian slang of the author's East Tennessee upbringing. Throughout Scriptorium, the historical mingles with the personal: poems about medieval art, theology, and verse share space with poems that chronicle personal struggles with faith and doubt, "--Amazon.com

2018-07-15