Hogarth''s Harlot - Sacred Parody in Enlightenment England

Informationen zum Autor Ronald Paulson is professor of English and art history at the Johns Hopkins University. His many books include Breaking and Remaking: Aesthetic Practice in England, 1700-1820; Book and Painting: Shakespeare, Milton, and the Bible; Representations of Revolution, 1789-1820; and Literary Landscape: Turner and Constable. Klappentext In 1732! a blasphemous burlesque of the Christian Atonement was published in England without comment from the government or the Church of England. In" Zusammenfassung As England's faithful began to worry less about everlasting felicity in heaven and more about life on earth! these diverse artists provided them with new ways of thinking about both their spiritual and their social existence.

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Ronald Paulson is professor of English and art history at the Johns Hopkins University. His many books include Breaking and Remaking: Aesthetic Practice in England, 1700-1820; Book and Painting: Shakespeare, Milton, and the Bible; Representations of Revolution, 1789-1820; and Literary Landscape: Turner and Constable.

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• Authors: Ronald Paulson, Ronald (Mayer Professor in the School of Paulson, Ronald (Mayer Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences Paulson
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2004
• EAN: 9780801873911
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-7391-1
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; England, English, The arts: general issues, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, ART / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, C 1700 To C 1800, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy, The arts: general topics