English Literature A-Level
The burden of faith
What The burden of faith means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The human struggle against religious discipline that the poem dramatises as a profound crisis of faith.
Topics that use The burden of faith
- Component 3: Poetry – Section B: Specified Poetry Pre- or Post-1900 – Pre-1900 – Metaphysical Poetry – Metaphysical Poetry, editor Colin Burrow (Penguin, 2006) (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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