Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. I. POESIA MYSTICA
6. 1. Sacramental Poetics 1
7. 2. Mystical and Political Bodies 18
8. II. JUSTITIA MYSTICA
9. 3. Shakespeare's Tragic Mass: Craving Justice 39
10. 4. Milton's Cosmic Body: Doing Justice 59
11. III. AMOR MYSTICUS
12. 5. Donne in Love: Communion of the Flesh 87
13. 6. Herbert' s Praise: Communion in Conversation 117
14. Afterword 139
15. Notes 145
16. Index 179