| Newman's Visionary Georgic: A Reading of Parochial Sermons Contributor(s): Lams, Victor J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820463779 ISBN-13: 9780820463773 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $98.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Preaching - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts |
| Dewey: 251.009 |
| LCCN: 2006004965 |
| Physical Information: 144 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Building upon the evidence that John Henry Newman's Parochial Sermons is a georgic (Lams, 2004), the current book defines and discusses the visionary georgic, a subset of the genre whose exemplars include Lucretius' De rerum natura and Wordsworth's The Prelude. Newman's visionary georgic defends Christian revelation against the rationalistic subjectivism that tended to displace religious faith by Wordsworthian self-exploration, leading to the Victorian redefinition of literature as secular scripture. Subjects discussed include Newman's relations with readers, his sermonic rhetoric, and his analysis of doctrines celebrated in the Church's liturgy. |