Tag Archives: "Task"

“What Is Truth?” He Asked of Truth Itself

By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2021

Cowper’s exploration of Truth takes Pilate’s question as its jumping off point.

By Robin Bates | Published: August 16, 2021

When many are suffering from cognitive dissonance, the truth of literature more important than ever.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 23, 2021

In which I compare Austen’s Marianne and Willoughby to Dante’s Paulo and Francesca.

By Robin Bates | Published: November 25, 2018

William Cowper’s meditations on Truth in “The Task” dramatize Jesus’s words on the subject.

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By Robin Bates | Published: August 22, 2018

In the face of Trump’s constant lying, we need William Cowper, who reminds us of the sanctity of truth.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 9, 2016

William Cowper invokes St. Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus to capture his sense of God in nature.

By Robin Bates | Published: June 10, 2012

William Cowper understands the depressed ache of emptiness, which intensifies his longing for the Holy Spirit.