The Christian Hebraism of John Donne: Written With the Fingers of Man's Hand

"[A] balanced, investigation of the ways in which the three authors diverge in their treatment of similar themes, each challenging reformed assumptions about depravity and the nature of the feminine. Recommended."---Choice

"The book makes good on the claim that these master tropes can help readers link historical and cultural context with major literary texts. This is a book for anyone interested in Donne."---Choice

"Roston offers well-written and wide-ranging arguments which convey a healthy suspicion for the hermeneutics of suspicion.---Renaissance Quarterly

"Tradition and Subversion in Renaissance Literature is a thoughtful study, rich in both historical scholarship and in its survey of modern criticism. Even those who are quite familiar with the texts discussed in the book will find Roston's focus on the tension between maintaining the expectations of the culture and pulling toward new ideas an illuminating way to freshly consider these literary works."

Chanita Goodblatt is professor of foreign literatures and linguistics at Ben-Gurion University in Israel. She is a member of the World Union of Jewish Studies, the John Donne Society, and the Association for Jewish Studies.