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Victorian Religious Discourse
Jude V. . Ed(S): Nixon
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Description for Victorian Religious Discourse
Paperback. By looking at Victorian poetry, prose, and the novel, these essays show how a particular religious discourse cuts across the literary, gendered, and the broader semiotic landscape of Victorian literature. Editor(s): Nixon, Jude V. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This collection of essays attempts to address the disparate historical and critical ways religion informs the literature and culture of nineteenth century England, showing how a representative group of major Victorians negotiated its impact. The collection attempts to present Victorian religious discourse not as monologic but as dialogic, if not protean. It seeks to make available new understandings of nineteenth-century British literature as well as to elucidate the extent to which religious discourse is vested in Victorian cultural thoughts and practice.
This collection of essays attempts to address the disparate historical and critical ways religion informs the literature and culture of nineteenth century England, showing how a representative group of major Victorians negotiated its impact. The collection attempts to present Victorian religious discourse not as monologic but as dialogic, if not protean. It seeks to make available new understandings of nineteenth-century British literature as well as to elucidate the extent to which religious discourse is vested in Victorian cultural thoughts and practice.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349528820
SKU
V9781349528820
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99-15
About Jude V. . Ed(S): Nixon
JUDE NIXON is Director at the Honors College, Oakland University, USA. He is author of numerous books and articles.
Reviews for Victorian Religious Discourse
"Jude V. Nixon's collection of essays, Victorian Religious Discourse, is an up-to-date survey of scholarly work on Christian faith and doubt in nineteenth-century England. These essays demonstrate the centrality of Protestant faith and practice to English nationhood and personal identity. Combining studies of prose, poetry, and fiction by established and younger scholars, the book is crucial reading for critics and ... Read more