{"product_id":"9780857284433","title":"Touching God","description":"Author: Duc Dau\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857284433\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 158 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Touching God: Hopkins and Love' is the first book devoted to love in the writings of Gerard Manley Hopkins, illuminating our understanding of him as a romantic poet. Discussions of desire in Hopkins' poetry have focused on his unrequited attraction to men. In contrast, Duc Dau turns to Luce Irigaray and Maurice Merleau-Ponty's theories of mutual touch to uncover the desire Hopkins cultivated and celebrated: his love for Christ. 'Touching God' demonstrates how descriptions of touching played a vital role in the poet's vision of spiritual eroticism. Forging a new way of reading desire and the body in Hopkins' writings, the work offers fresh interpretations of his poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919145812126,"sku":"ING-9780857284433","price":98.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857284433.jpg?v=1782808528","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857284433","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}