Poetry and Prophecy
Download or Read eBook Poetry and Prophecy PDF written by N. Kershaw Chadwick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-30 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : N. Kershaw Chadwick |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2011-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781107689510 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1107689511 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Poetry and Prophecy by : N. Kershaw Chadwick
Book excerpt: This 1952 book is an inquiry into the relations in origin between literature and inspiration, based on a study of the practices of seers in modern communities where oral literature sill survives, and of the records of primitive poetry in the West and North. Mrs Chadwick discusses the universal reverence accorded to poets, musicians, seers, or prophets, the training they underwent, the methods of ecstasy, and the remarkable similarities of their messages in remote and different parts of the world.
