Four Birds of Noah's Ark

A Prayer Book from the Time of Shakespeare

Thomas Dekker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2017 | Annotated edition
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-8028-7481-8 (ISBN)

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A timeless, little-known literary classic. As the Black Death ravaged London in 1608, the theatres closed, many people moved out of town for safety, and playwrights scrambled to find other outlets for their talent. While Shakespeare retreated to his hometown of Stratford, Thomas Dekker wrote Four Birds of Noah's Ark, a book containing fifty-six prayers for the people of London and all of England. Dekker's prayers bear witness to his deep faith and profound understanding of human psychology with a power and poignancy that few written prayers in English literature achieve. Bringing this devotional classic back into print for the first time since 1924, editor Robert Hudson has included a fine introduction, annotated the prayers, and modernised the language without sacrificing any of its beauty and simplicity. This lovely book at once surprises and enchants with its literary voice, devotional heart, and accessible writing.

Thomas Dekker (1572-1632) was a prolific writer whose works include The Shoemaker's Holiday and The Gull's Hornbook.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.10.2017
Verlagsort	Grand Rapids
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
ISBN-10	0-8028-7481-9 / 0802874819
ISBN-13	978-0-8028-7481-8 / 9780802874818
Zustand	Neuware