The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism and Religion

Jeffrey W Barbeau author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:21st Oct '21

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The first survey of the connections between literature, religion, and intellectual life in the British Romantic period.

The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism and Religion provides the first survey of the connections between literature, religion, and intellectual life during the British Romantic period (1780s–1832). The collection of seventeen scholarly essays introduces the diverse religious influences on the literature of the times.The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism and Religion provides the first scholarly survey of the connections between literature, religion, and intellectual life during the British Romantic period (1780s–1832). Part I, 'Historical Developments,' examines diverse religious communities, texts, and figures that shaped British Romantic culture, investigating the influence of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and atheism on the literature of the times. Part II, 'Literary Forms,' considers British Romanticism and religion through attention to major genres such as poetry, the novel, drama, sermons and lectures, and life writing. Part III, 'Disciplinary Connections,' explores links between religion, literature, and other areas of intellectual life during the period, including philosophy, science, politics, music, and painting.

'… this is a highly readable introduction to the many interrelationships between theology and British Romanticism and this reviewer hopes that this is the first of many volumes to tackle this topic head on …' Helen-Frances Dessain, The Glass

ISBN: 9781108711050

Dimensions: 229mm x 151mm x 20mm

Weight: 550g

325 pages