J. Henry Shorthouse, the Author of John Inglesant

J. Henry Shorthouse, the Author of John Inglesant
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Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Total Pages : 332
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ISBN-10 : 9781581121834
ISBN-13 : 1581121830
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis J. Henry Shorthouse, the Author of John Inglesant by : Charles W. Spurgeon

When J. Henry Shorthouse (1834-1903) published John Inglesant in 1881, he contributed a unique synthesis of Anglo-Catholic sensibilities to the enduring legacy of the Oxford Movement. Although his "philosophical romance" has been acclaimed "the greatest Anglo-Catholic novel in English literature" and "the one English novel that speaks immediately to human intuition without regard to the reader's own faith or philosophy", his most enduring contributions are the "religion of John Inglesant", an Anglo-Catholic synthesis of obedience and freedom, faith and reason, and the sacramental vision of "the myth of Little Gidding". Afflicted with a lifelong stammer, "the author of John Inglesant" proved himself a master of cadenced rhythms and "enspiritualised" prose in quest of "the great musical novel". Delineating parallels between sixteenth-century and Victorian England, Shorthouse integrated Quietism with Platonism into a religious aesthetic, a sacramental vision of "the Divine Principle of the Platonic Christ". Studied chronologically, Shorthouse's transition from Quaker to "Broad Church Sacramentalist" provides informing comparison with T. S. Eliot's conversion from Unitarian to Anglo-Catholic, as his myth of Little Gidding informs the historical imagination of Eliot's Christian poetry and dramas. The religious and developmental nature of the work of both artists affords analogies with C. G. Jung's psychology of Individuation.

The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini

The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9780230371491
ISBN-13 : 0230371493
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini by : H. Orel

Sir Walter Scott defined the parameters of the historical novel and illustrated his concept of the genre by writing a long series of novels dealing with medieval times, the Elizabethan Age and the 18th Century. Later novels written by his contemporaries and successors attracted smaller audiences. When Robert Louis Stevenson, in the early 1880s, enthusiastically expanded the boundaries of romantic fiction, he became a standard-bearer and an inspiration to many of his fellow-novelists: Walter Besant, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stanley John Weyman, Anthony Hope, Henry Rider Haggard, and Rafael Sabatini.

Imagining Soldiers and Fathers in the Mid-Victorian Era

Imagining Soldiers and Fathers in the Mid-Victorian Era
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 383
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ISBN-10 : 9781351156028
ISBN-13 : 1351156020
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Imagining Soldiers and Fathers in the Mid-Victorian Era by : Susan Walton

Beginning with the premise that women's perceptions of manliness are crucial to its construction, The author focuses on the life and writings of Charlotte Yonge as a prism for understanding the formulation of masculinities in the Victorian period. Yonge was a prolific writer whose bestselling fiction and extensive journalism enjoyed a wide readership. The author situates Yonge's work in the context of her family connections with the army, showing that an interlocking of worldly and spiritual warfare was fundamental to Yonge's outlook. For Yonge, all good Christians are soldiers, and Walton argues persuasively that the medievalised discourse of sanctified violence executed by upright moral men that is often connected with late nineteenth-century Imperialism began earlier in the century, and that Yonge's work was one major strand that gave it substance. Of significance, Yonge also endorsed missionary work, which she viewed as an extension of a father's duties in the neighborhood and which was closely allied to a vigorous promotion of refashioned Tory paternalism. The author's study is rich in historical context, including Yonge's connections with the Tractarians, the effects of industrialization, and Britain's Imperial enterprises. Informed by extensive archival scholarship, Walton offers important insights into the contradictory messages about manhood current in the mid-nineteenth century through the works of a major but undervalued Victorian author.

English Fiction of the Victorian Period

English Fiction of the Victorian Period
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9781317896098
ISBN-13 : 1317896092
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis English Fiction of the Victorian Period by : Michael Wheeler

Professor Wheeler's widely-acclaimed survey of the nineteenth-century fiction covers both the major writers and their works and encompasses the genres and "minor" fiction of the period. This excellent introduction and reference source has been revised for this second edition to include new material on lesser-known writers and a comprehensively updated bibliography.

Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past

Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9783319495507
ISBN-13 : 331949550X
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Victorian Narratives of the Recent Past by : Helen Kingstone

This book explains why narrating the recent past is always challenging, and shows how it was particularly fraught in the nineteenth century. The legacy of Romantic historicism, the professionalization of the historical discipline, and even the growth of social history, all heightened the stakes. This book brings together Victorian histories and novels to show how these parallel genres responded to the challenges of contemporary history writing in divergent ways. Many historians shrank from engaging with controversial recent events. This study showcases the work of those rare historians who defied convention, including the polymath Harriet Martineau, English nationalist J. R. Green, and liberal enthusiast Spencer Walpole. A striking number of popular Victorian novels are retrospective. This book argues that Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot’s “novels of the recent past” are long overdue recognition as genuinely historical novels. By focusing on provincial communities, these novelists reveal undercurrents invisible to national narratives, and intervene in debates about women’s contribution to history.

Sentimental Masculinity and the Rise of History, 1790-1890

Sentimental Masculinity and the Rise of History, 1790-1890
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9780521898591
ISBN-13 : 0521898595
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Sentimental Masculinity and the Rise of History, 1790-1890 by : Mike Goode

Challenges the received account of the way in which modern historical thought developed in the nineteenth century.

The Contemporary British Historical Novel

The Contemporary British Historical Novel
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780230240803
ISBN-13 : 0230240801
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Contemporary British Historical Novel by : M. Boccardi

A detailed study of an increasingly popular genre, this book offers readings of a group of significant and representative works, drawing on a range of interpretative strategies to examine the ways in which the contemporary historical novel engages with questions of nation and identity to illuminate Britain's post-imperial condition.

An Underground History of Early Victorian Fiction

An Underground History of Early Victorian Fiction
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781107197855
ISBN-13 : 1107197856
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis An Underground History of Early Victorian Fiction by : Gregory Vargo

Explores the journalism and fiction appearing in the early Victorian working-class periodical press and its influence on mainstream literature.

The Historical Novel

The Historical Novel
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781135253219
ISBN-13 : 1135253218
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Historical Novel by : Jerome De Groot

The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This wide-ranging guide offers an accessible introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it.