{"product_id":"john-in-the-company-of-poets-the-gospel-in-literary-imagination-paperback","title":"John in the Company of Poets: The Gospel in Literary Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Gardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Gardner artistically describes Jesus--\"the Word made flesh\"--as a poem penned by God for the world, and John--author of the Fourth Gospel--as the poem's interpreter. John's structural patterns, repetitions, and narrative interventions invite readers to experience for themselves the beauty of the divine poem. \u003ci\u003eJohn in the Company of Poets\u003c\/i\u003e deepens this invitation by re-imagining the biblical text through the eyes of such artists as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Wendell Berry, and T. S. Eliot, offering a literary reading of the Gospel based upon their powerful poetic replies. Poets are our best readers, contends Gardner, and his deft analysis forges a fresh path into the issues and tensions of John's Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Gardner is Alumni Distinguished Professor of English at Virginia Tech. He is the author of, among other works, \u003ci\u003eA Door Ajar: Contemporary Writers and Emily Dickinson\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJorie Graham: Essays on the Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eRegions of Unlikeness: Explaining Contemporary Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43588195581988,"sku":"9781602584259","price":134.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/tobieshouse.com\/products\/john-in-the-company-of-poets-the-gospel-in-literary-imagination-paperback","provider":"Tobies House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}