The Christian Believer’s Spiritual Clothing in John Donne’s Comment of Galatians 3, 27

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  • Audrey Taschini Università degli Studi di Bergamo

Abstract

Considering the rising symbolic importance of clothing in Seventeenth-Century England, this paper analyzes the use of the metaphor of clothes to in John Donne's comment of Galatians 3, 27. The metaphor is used throughout the sermon to convey theologic concepts and ideas, as shown in a close analysis of the text.

Author Biography

Audrey Taschini, Università degli Studi di Bergamo

Audrey Taschini, ph.d. in letteratura inglese e assegnista di ricerca presso l’Università degli Studi di Bergamo, ha pubblicato vari saggi sulla poesia del Seicento e del Novecento, evidenziando gli intrecci fra poesia, scienza, filosofia e teologia. In particolare, ha tradotto e curato T. S. Eliot, Quattro Quartetti, ETS, Pisa 2010 e J. Donne, Gli Anniversari, Donzelli, Roma 2013.

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15-06-2017

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Taschini, A. (2017). The Christian Believer’s Spiritual Clothing in John Donne’s Comment of Galatians 3, 27. Elephant & Castle, (16). Retrieved from https://elephantandcastle.unibg.it/index.php/eac/article/view/370

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No. 16 (2017): Fashion Lines

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