The Spirit and The Flesh

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, discusses the poetry of the 17th-century English (King James) translation of the Bible. Presented as part of the Alumni Studies course "The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry," Spring 2000.

John Fleming *63, Louis W. Fairchild '24 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, introduces the Spring 2000 Alumni Studies course, The Spirit and The Flesh: Twelve Centuries of English Religious Poetry.