I Will Away: George Herbert's "The Temple", Rebellion and Resolution in the Dialogue of Faith — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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I Will Away: George Herbert's "The Temple", Rebellion and Resolution in the Dialogue of Faith

Name: Mary Owens
Major: English
Hometown: Waukegan, Il.
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Type of research: Senior thesis

Abstract

"I Will Away" George Herbert's The Temple, Rebellion and Resolution in a Dialogue of Faith uniquely demonstrates, through his poetry, the sense of intimacy, depth of prayer, and raw emotional experience while remaining faithful to Biblical truth. Herbert's poetry expresses visceral reaction to conflict and rebellion as integral to knowing himself, his God, and placing himself under the authority of his God. Artless unaffected language poetically interprets Scripture and life as a unified reasoned whole. This openness allows Herbert to begin to describe the depth of the intimacy existing in relationship with his transcendent Creator God.

Herbert's poetry on first reading appears to be commentary on various passages of Scripture. Secondary reading expands to the level of a devotional. Reading Herbert's poetry in parallel with the passages of Scripture that inspires it, clarification of Herbert's life's struggles through examination and ultimate submission to God's revealed plans and purposes.

Inherent in Scriptural literature is the necessity to become personally a part of the reading process. Reader Response Criticism elicits from the reader of any literary work interpretation of information presented through the reader's world view, purposely creating interaction between the reader and the work based on the conviction that meaning of the text presented is found in active involvement of the reader. Meaning is found in interaction not passivity.

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