Happiness and Holiness: Thomas Traherne and His Writings

Editor: Denise Inge

File under: Traherne

ISBN: 9781853117893

Binding: paperback

Section: Poetry

The 17th century writer Thomas Traherne is increasingly being recognised and studied as a theologian as well as a poet. The discovery, in 1997, announced by the author of this volume, of five new prose works and a poetic work has given huge impetus to the study of Traherne in literature and theology. This affordable, concise introduction to Traherne's life and work concerns Traherne primarily as a theologian and places him in an historical and intellectual context he has thus far lacked. Consisting of a 10,000 word introductory essay and biography it is followed by extracts from Traherne's work.