This discussion of Herbert’s poetic sequence, , explores the connections between poetry, philosophy, and theology. It focuses on the inherent aporias of genuinely gratuitous gift and hospitality. It employs the concepts of the saturated phenomenon and the «dative subject».

This collection of essays is devoted to the intersections of poetic speech, literary criticism, theology and philosophy. The emphasis falls on the connection between poetry and Logos, word and flesh in poetry from the seventeenth century to the present day.