The Romantic Reformation: Religious Politics in English Literature, 1789-1824

ISBN-13: 9780521570084 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 308 str.

Robert M. Ryan; Marilyn Butler; James Chandler

Opis

This is the first book to examine the literature of the Romantic period as a conscious attempt to affect the religious transformation of society. Robert Ryan argues that the political quarrel that preoccupied England during the Romantic period was in large part an argument about the religious character of the nation, and that the Romantics became active and conspicuous participants in this public debate. Ryan shows how the careers of the Romantic poets are radically reconfigured when viewed in the context of the period's passionate debate on religion, politics and society.

Recenzje

'… a much needed challenge to some firmly established views of British Romanticism. Foremost among these is the modernity of the Romantics … It is the virtue of Robert Ryan's important book to call our attention to the religious resonances that extend through Romantic culture, and to the tendencey of the Romantics to view religion in terms of hope for the future.' The Wordsworth Circle

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. 'A Sect of Dissenters'; 2. Blake's orthodoxy; 3. Nature's priest; 4. The ironies of belief; 5. The politics of Greek religion; 6. The Christian monster; 7. The unknown God; Conclusion.