Run, Shepherds, Run

Poems for Advent and Christmas

L. William Countryman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

112 Seiten

2005
Morehouse Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-8192-2151-3 (ISBN)

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A poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the twelve days of Christmas. Helpful hints for reading poetry, as well as useful annotations.

The Advent season is filled with rich themes that have fascinated poets. In Run, Shepherds, Run, Bill Countryman presents a poem a day for devotional reading during Advent and the twelve days of Christmas. Readers will find classic poets they know and love, including George Herbert, John Donne, Christina Rossetti, Emily Dickinson, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, as well as contemporary poets, known and unknown.

Run, Shepherds, Run includes helpful hints for reading poetry, for those who have less experience reading it than others, as well as useful annotations to help readers with older language that may not have easily apparent meanings for today's readers.

L. William Countryman has authored numerous books for scholars and laity. He is a retired professor of New Testament from Church Divinity School of the Pacific.

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 178 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10	0-8192-2151-1 / 0819221511
ISBN-13	978-0-8192-2151-3 / 9780819221513
Zustand	Neuware