RT Article
T1 Forming the imagination: Reading the Psalms with poets
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 75
IS 4
SP 329
OP 346
A1 Jones, Ethan C.
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2022
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1818962012
AB Genre, parallelism and canonical shaping have long been important to Psalms studies. Scholarly advances on these fronts are easily observed. Instead of working the same ground once more, this article sets off on a different path. It aims to read Hebrew poetry, especially the Psalter, with poets. It intends to listen carefully to three influential voices: George Herbert (1593-1633), R. S. Thomas (1913-2000) and Malcolm Guite (1957-). These poets help shape our imagination and prepare us to read the Psalms as poetry. Specifically, this results in sounds, repetitions, the constraining and freeing possibilities of forms, and theological themes taking centre stage in experiencing the poetry of Psalms.
K1 George Herbert
K1 Malcolm Guite
K1 Psalms
K1 R. S. Thomas
K1 Poetry
K1 Theology
DO 10.1017/S0036930622000618