This selection re-introduces the sermons and other work of the Elizabethan/Jacobean divine, Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626). In the pulpit, Andrewes initiated the metaphysical style of sermonizing - erudite, ornate, allusive, full of puns and conceits, and frequently dramatic and poetic. Despite fame, he refused two bishoprics offered by Elizabeth I and always tried to avoid controversy. Under James I, he became Bishop of Chichester, Ely, and finally Winchester, contributed significantly to the King James Bible, and his Devotions affected Newman and churchmen of the 19th century. These selected writings represent a voice from early Anglicanism.
- ISBN10 1857541189
- ISBN13 9781857541182
- Publish Date 26 October 1995
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd
- Imprint Fyfield Books
- Edition UK ed.
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 176
- Language English