Early Romanticism and Religious Dissent by Daniel E White

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Summary

Religious diversity and ferment characterize the period that gave rise to Romanticism in England. Daniel White provides a clear and useful introduction to religious Dissenting communities and analyzes how Dissent shaped the work of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey.

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Early Romanticism and Religious Dissent by Daniel E White

Religious diversity and ferment characterize the period that gave rise to Romanticism in England. It is generally known that many individuals who contributed to the new literatures of the late eighteenth century came from Dissenting backgrounds, but we nonetheless often underestimate the full significance of nonconformist beliefs and practices during this period. Daniel White provides a clear and useful introduction to Dissenting communities, focusing on Anna Barbauld and her familial network of heterodox 'liberal' Dissenters whose religious, literary, educational, political, and economic activities shaped the public culture of early Romanticism in England. He goes on to analyze the roles of nonconformity within the lives and writings of William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey, offering a Dissenting genealogy of the Romantic movement.
Review of the hardback: '…White intricately and skilfully demonstrates, informs Romantic creativity in ways we are still learning to appreciate' BARS Bulletin and Review
Review of the hardback: 'Professor White's scholarly book is welcome evidence of the healthy state of studies of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century English Dissent ... a contribution to Unitarian history which will certainly be of interest to readers.' Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society
White, Daniel E.: - Daniel E. White is an associate professor of British Romanticism in the Department of English at the University of Toronto, where he has directed the graduate collaborative program in Book History and Print Culture. He is author of Early Romanticism and Religious Dissent.
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ISBN 13 9780521153225
ISBN 10 0521153220
Title Early Romanticism and Religious Dissent
Author Daniel E White
Series Cambridge Studies In Romanticism
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2010-06-10
Number of pages 288
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