The Spirit and The Flesh Office of the Alumni Association
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- Podcasts
Presented in Spring 2000 by John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry" featured discussion on William Blake, Christina Rosetti, and the King James Bible.
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Permission to Speak: Contemporary Women Writers and Religious Tradition
Gail Kienitz, Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University, discusses the religious poetry of contemporary female writers and explains their achievements within the context of modern history. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.
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Victorian Storm, Victorian Calm: The Spiritual Poetry of Christina Rosetti
John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, discusses Christina Rosetti as one of the greatest religious poets of the English language. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.
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Poetry of Faith and Doubt
Ulrich Knoepflmacher *61, William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature, explains the paradox of Victorian religious poetry and discusses the poetry of Lord Alfred Tennyson, George Eliot, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Thomas Hardy. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.
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Vision, Revision, Revolution: The Religious Poetry of William Blake
John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, discusses the religious poetry of William Blake as a revolutionary exemplar of the attempt to imbue religious belief with a social focus. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.
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Some Masterpieces of 17th Century Verse
John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, explains some of the religious masterpieces of 17th-century verse. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.
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Recovering Shakespeare as a Christian Poet
Thomas Roche, Jr. *58, Murray Professor of English, discusses William Shakespeare as a profoundly Christian poet, presenting a Christian reading of The Merchant of Venice. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.