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Thomas Traherne: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Gladys I. Wade, Thomas Traherne (1944, reissued 1969); Thomas Richard Sluberski, A Mind in Frame: The Theological Thought of Thomas Traherne (1637–1674) (2008); Denise Inge (ed.), Happiness and Holiness: Thomas Traherne and His Writings (2008); Denise Inge, Wanting Like a God: Desire and Freedom in Thomas Traherne (2009).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 11, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Jan 02, 2020
Add new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of Thomas Traherne. May 16, 2014
Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Jul 31, 2013
Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Jul 31, 2013
Two titles added to bibliography. Nov 20, 2012
Added new Web site: Northwest Branch of The Theosophical Society - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Apr 07, 2009
Added new Web site: The Literary Encyclopedia - Biography of Thomas Traherne. Apr 07, 2009
Bibliography updated. Nov 05, 2008
Bibliography revised. Feb 15, 2007
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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