| Christina Rossetti's Feminist Theology 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Palazzo, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333920333 ISBN-13: 9780333920336 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: Read in the context of emerging 19th Century women's theology, Rossetti's devotional prose shows a distinct preference for the "wisdom texts" of scripture, and foreshadows the work of leading feminist theologians today. This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Women Authors - Literary Criticism | Feminist - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.8 |
| LCCN: 2001056127 |
| Series: Cross Currents in Religion and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.72" W x 8.8" (0.86 lbs) 165 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume disputes the assumption that Rossetti was a follower of Keble and Pusey, and shows how her dissatisfaction with the male-dominated call to celibacy led her to reject their notions of worldliness, and to form a closer bond with the physical world and the body. |