{"product_id":"9781783080489","title":"Touching God","description":"Author: Duc Dau\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781783080489\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Dec 2013\u003cbr\u003ePages: 158 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\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":47924843839646,"sku":"ING-9781783080489","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781783080489.jpg?v=1782953784","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781783080489","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}