John in the Company of Poets: The Gospel in Literary Imagination

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= John in the Company of Poets The Gospel in Literary Imagination Thomas Gardner BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2011 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying , recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Dean Bornstein Cover Image: “St. John the Evangelist” (oil on canvas) by Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708–87). Basildon Park, Berkshire, UK/The Iliffe Collection/ National Trust Photographic Library/John Hammond/The Bridgeman Art Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gardner, Thomas, 1952– John in the company of poets : the Gospel in literary imagination / Thomas Gardner. p. cm. -- (Studies in Christianity and literature ; #6) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-315-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. American poetry--History and criticism. 2. English poetry--History and criticism. 3. Christian poetry, American--History and criticism. 4. Christian poetry, English--History and criticism. 5. Bible. N.T. John--In literature. 6. Christianity in literature. 7. Christianity and literature--United States- -History. 8. Christianity and literature--Great Britain--History. 9. Bible. N.T. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title. PS310.R4G37 2011 811.608’03823--dc22 2010052543 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. For my students ...