Poetic Art Gilson Bound for England aboard the

Bound for England aboard the ocean liner Atlantic

aims to facilitate a comprehensive introduction to CST anchored in the Church’s classic documents

he impresses his neighbors with his quiet strength and generous charity

–François Mauriac

Staunchly upholding the unity of the Old and New Testaments

Poetic Art Gilson Bound for England aboard theBy Paul Claudel Poetic Art is a proclamation of poetic theory, a fiat to the magnificent vocation of deciphering the mysteries of reality through the practice of poetry. Claudel counted Poetic Art among his most valuable writingsdespite its relatively lukewarm critical receptionas it investigates the metaphysics of poetry and its unique power to reveal truths about God, man, and the cosmos. In the words of one scholar and critic, these pages lift us