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The English cult of literature : devoted readers, 1774-1880 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKelvy, William R., 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Series:Victorian literature and culture series.
Subjects:
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Religion and literature > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Religion in literature.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Orthodox narratives of literary sacralization
  • Zealous protestants in literature: Lowth, Warton, and Percy
  • Entertaining salvation: Scott's Jovial priests
  • Common things hallowed: Keble and Macaulay
  • Primitive traditions and modern readers: Gladstone's Homer
  • Clerical fictions: Eliot's Scribal authority.