Textual Culture of English Protestant Dissent 1720-1800

Zusatztext This recent work by Tessa Whitehouse is a refreshing contribution to the history of Dissent. Informationen zum Autor Tessa Whitehouse was educated at the universities of Cambridge and London. She is Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature at Queen Mary University of London and a staff member of the Dr Williams's Centre for Dissenting Studies. Klappentext The Textual Culture of English Protestant Dissent 1720-1800 explores the sociable character of dissenters' teaching and writing in the eighteenth century by focussing on manuscript cultures and publishing projects. Zusammenfassung The Textual Culture of English Protestant Dissent 1720-1800 explores the sociable character of dissenters' teaching and writing in the eighteenth century by focussing on manuscript cultures and publishing projects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Religious Dissent and Textual Culture in the Eighteenth Century 1: Instituting Dissent and the Role of Friendship 2: Dissenting Academy Traditions 3: Lectures in Print 4: Isaac Watts, Educationalist 5: Isaac Watts, Publisher 6: Friendship, Labour, and Editing Posthumous Works Conclusion: Dissent and the World of Books Appendix: Biographical Notes Bibliography

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• Authors: Tessa Whitehouse, Tessa (Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Whitehouse, Whitehouse Tessa
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2015
• EAN: 9780198717843
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871784-3
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, European History, English, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches