Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 17641834

Informationen zum Autor Sam Hirst completed a PhD in the theology of the Early British Gothic at Manchester Metropolitan University. Sam Hirst is an honorary research fellow at the University of Liverpool, a research fellow at the University of Nottingham and a lecturer in the nineteenth century at Oxford Brookes University. Sam Hirst runs the online education project 'Romancing the Gothic,' which provides access to live and recorded talks on subjects related to Gothic and horror from experts around the world and facilitates an annual conference.   Klappentext Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764-1832 reassesses the relationship between contemporary theology and the Gothic. Investigating Gothic aesthetics, depictions of the supernatural and portrayals of religious organisations, it explores how the Gothic engages with contemporary theologies, both Dissenting and Anglican. Zusammenfassung Theology in the Early British and Irish Gothic, 1764–1834 reassesses the relationship between contemporary theology and the Gothic. Investigating Gothic aesthetics, depictions of the supernatural and portrayals of religious organisations, it explores how the Gothic engages with contemporary theologies, both Dissenting and Anglican. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1: "Christ is not Divided": Theologies of Toleration and the Depiction of the Catholic; Chapter 2: "Serve the Lord with Fear and Rejoicing": Gothic Theologies of the Sublime; Chapter 3: "For Satan Himself is Transformed into an Angel of Light": The Theo-Aesthetics of Demonic Depiction; Chapter 4: "Your Sons and Daughters will Prophesie": Gothic Dreams; Chapter 5: "Test the Spirits": Ghosts and Apparitions of the Gothic; Chapter 6: "If Ye Live After the Flesh, Ye Shall Die": Embodied Immortality and Damnation; Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sam Hirst
• Editore: Anthem Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.07.2023
• EAN: 9781839981531
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-153-1
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Anthem Studies in Gothic Literature
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Gothic, LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century, Ireland, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Romanticism, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Literature: history and criticism, Diane Long Hoeveler's The Gothic Ideology