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Traherne, Thomas
Traherne, Thomas (c.1637–74), Anglican clergyman and Metaphysical poet. His poetry is remarkable for a penetrating sense of the glory of nature and childhood. His poems were not published until 1903; they were followed in 1908 by Centuries of Meditations, reflections on ethics and religion which proved more attractive than his verse. Recently various other works have been recovered, including Commentaries of Heaven and Select Meditations.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-TraherneThomas.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-TraherneThomas.html |
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Traherne, Thomas
Traherne, Thomas (c.1636–74). Anglican clergyman, and Metaphysical poet. His main work remained unpublished until the beginning of the 20th cent., when his Poems and Centuries of Meditation appeared. Trusting the divine intuitions of childhood, he expresses a strong sense of the mystical embrace.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-TraherneThomas.html JOHN BOWKER. "Traherne, Thomas." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-TraherneThomas.html |
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