William Cowper, converted under a heterodox but eloquent early
Methodist preacher, began a rocky spiritual journey which was to
rise to great heights, yet, even to the end of his life,
intermittently descended to abysmal depths of psychological torment
and despair. Most of his poetry was written in rustic retreats to
which he was forced by his persistent emotional fragility, and some
of the best of it was written under the restorative pastoral
counselling of ("Amazing Grace") John Newton. Yet even in the
throes of his own despondency Cowper was able to write poems and
hymns which then and since have been comforting to others. He thus
remains about as fine an example as English literature affords of
the "wounded healer." In this compact volume some of Cowper's best
poetry-narrative, lyrical, personal, public-are gathered together
with his confessional autobiography and part of his correspondence
with Newton. David Lyle Jeffrey is Distinguished Professor of
Literature and Humanities at Baylor University. His other books
include English Spirituality in the Age of Wesley and English
Spirituality in the Age of Wyclif (also available from Regent
College Pubishing).
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