Forgiveness In Victorian Literature

Author : Richard Hughes Gibson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474222198

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Forgiveness in Victorian Literature by Richard Hughes Gibson Pdf

Forgiveness was a preoccupation of writers in the Victorian period, bridging literatures highbrow and low, sacred and secular. Yet if forgiveness represented a common value and language, literary scholarship has often ignored the diverse meanings and practices behind this apparently uncomplicated value in the Victorian period. Forgiveness in Victorian Literature examines how eminent writers such as Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Oscar Wilde wrestled with the religious and social meanings of forgiveness in an age of theological controversy and increasing pluralism in ethical matters. Richard Gibson discovers unorthodox uses of the language of forgiveness and delicate negotiations between rival ethical and religious frameworks, which complicated forgiveness's traditional powers to create or restore community and, within narratives, offered resolution and closure. Illuminated by contemporary philosophical and theological investigations of forgiveness, this study also suggests that Victorian literature offers new perspectives on the ongoing debate about the possibility and potency of forgiving.

Author : Maureen Moran
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0826488838

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Victorian Literature and Culture by Maureen Moran Pdf

An introduction to Victorian literature and its context from 1837-1900 includes historical, cultural, political, and intellectual background.

Author : Matthew Ichihashi Potts
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300259858

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Forgiveness by Matthew Ichihashi Potts Pdf

A deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world Matthew Ichihashi Potts explores the complex moral terrain of forgiveness, which he claims has too often served as a salve to the conscience of power rather than as an instrument of healing or justice. Though forgiveness is often linked with reconciliation or the abatement of anger, Potts resists these associations, asserting instead that forgiveness is simply the refusal of retaliatory violence through practices of penitence and grief. It is an act of mourning irrevocable wrong, of refusing the false promises of violent redemption, and of living in and with the losses we cannot recover. Drawing on novels by Kazuo Ishiguro, Marilynne Robinson, Louise Erdrich, and Toni Morrison, and on texts from the early Christian to the postmodern, Potts diagnoses the real dangers of forgiveness yet insists upon its enduring promise. Sensitive to the twenty-first-century realities of economic inequality, colonial devastation, and racial strife, and considering the role of forgiveness in the New Testament, the Christian tradition, philosophy, and contemporary literature, this book heralds the arrival of a new and creative theological voice.

Author : John Robert Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015034208945

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Dickens and Thackeray by John Robert Reed Pdf

Attitudes toward punishment and forgiveness in English society of the nineteenth century came, for the most part, out of Christianity. In actual experience the ideal was not often met, but in the literature of the time the model was important. For novelists attempting to tell exciting and dramatic stories, violent and criminal activities played an important role, and, according to convention, had to be corrected through poetic justice or human punishment. Both Dickens' and Thackeray's novels subscribed to the ideal, but dealt with the dilemma it presented in slightly different ways. At a time when a great deal of attention has been directed toward economic production and consumption as the bases for value, Reed's well-documented study reviving moral belief as a legitimate concern for the analysis of nineteenth-century English texts is particularly illuminating.

Author : Mark Knight
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781135051105

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The Routledge Companion to Literature and Religion by Mark Knight Pdf

This unique and comprehensive volume looks at the study of literature and religion from a contemporary critical perspective. Including discussion of global literature and world religions, this Companion looks at: Key moments in the story of religion and literary studies from Matthew Arnold through to the impact of 9/11 A variety of theoretical approaches to the study of religion and literature Different ways that religion and literature are connected from overtly religious writing, to subtle religious readings Analysis of key sacred texts and the way they have been studied, re-written, and questioned by literature Political implications of work on religion and literature Thoroughly introduced and contextualised, this volume is an engaging introduction to this huge and complex field.

Author : Charles Nathan Ridlehoover,Charles Quarles
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567697851

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Jesus as Teacher in the Gospel of Matthew by Charles Nathan Ridlehoover,Charles Quarles Pdf

Inspired by the work of Richard France and his highly influential Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher, Charles L. Quarles and Charles Nathan Ridlehoover have gathered together a collection of works that argue for a re-examination of the defining features of Jesus's role as a teacher in the Gospel of Matthew. This volume suggests that, while each of the Gospel writers display Jesus leading disciples along, speaking to crowds, and confronting Jewish authorities with effective and timely teachings, Matthew's portrayal of Jesus as a teacher contains distinctives that deserve further exploration. After examining Jesus's Old Testament and Second Temple influences and comparing his methods to the contemporary Greco-Roman tradition, the contributors explore Jesus's position as a teacher of faith and forgiveness and a trainer of scribes, and analyse his relationship with several different apostles. Including responsive essays, and concluding with a summary of Jesus and Matthew himself as evangelists and teachers, this journey through the aspects of Jesus's teaching ministry gives readers a more complete look at Jesus's vocation.

Author : Anthony Trollope
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 943 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547385387

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Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope Pdf

Can You Forgive Her? is a novel by Anthony Trollope. It is the first of six novels in the "Palliser" series. The novel follows three parallel stories of courtship and marriage and the decisions of three strong women: Alice Vavasor, her cousin Glencora Palliser, and her aunt Arabella Greenow. Early on, Alice asks the question "What should a woman do with her life?" This theme repeats itself in the dilemmas faced by the other women in the novel. Lady Glencora and her husband Plantagenet Palliser recur in the remainder of the Palliser series. Alice Vavasor, a young woman of twenty-four, is engaged to the wealthy and respectable and dependable, if unambitious and bland, John Grey. She had previously been engaged to her cousin George, but she broke it off after he went through a wild period. John, trusting in his love, makes only the slightest protest of Alice's planned tour of Switzerland with her cousin Kate, George's sister, even when he learns George is to go with them as male protector. Influenced by the romance of Switzerland, Kate's contriving to restore George to Alice's favour, and her own misgivings with John's shortcomings, Alice jilts her second fiancé.... Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century.

Author : Longxi Zhang
Publisher : V&R unipress GmbH
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Caring
ISBN : 9783899719185

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The Concept of Humanity in an Age of Globalization by Longxi Zhang Pdf

Rethinking humanity as a concept in our age of globalization and its relevance to the social and political reality of our times are the topic of this book. It calls for the reclaiming of humanism as an effective response to the conflict, turmoil, and violence we witness in the world today. Concepts of humanity and humanism have become suspect of naivete at best, and guilty of bad faith and repressive ideologies at worst. Yet, hope for improvement is incorrigibly human; the concept of humanity still holds enormous attraction to intellectuals and humanistic scholars. At the same time, it is important to realize that the critique of humanism is very much based on - and limited to - Western social and historical experience. To re-conceptualize humanity and humanism from a truly global perspective will help in relclaiming a more inclusive kind of humanism. In this sense, a cross-cultural perspective is important for reclaiming humanism in our age of globalization. The present volume is the result of such an effort. The diversity of the authors views speaks eloquently to the complexity of the concept of humanity or what constitutes the distinctly human, and therefore the necessity to have an in-depth dialogue on the fate of humanity.

Author : Anthony Trollope
Publisher : E-Artnow
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8026890833

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Can You Forgive Her? (Unabridged) by Anthony Trollope Pdf

Can You Forgive Her? is a novel by Anthony Trollope. It is the first of six novels in the "Palliser" series. The novel follows three parallel stories of courtship and marriage and the decisions of three strong women: Alice Vavasor, her cousin Glencora Palliser, and her aunt Arabella Greenow. Early on, Alice asks the question "What should a woman do with her life?" This theme repeats itself in the dilemmas faced by the other women in the novel. Lady Glencora and her husband Plantagenet Palliser recur in the remainder of the Palliser series. Alice Vavasor, a young woman of twenty-four, is engaged to the wealthy and respectable and dependable, if unambitious and bland, John Grey. She had previously been engaged to her cousin George, but she broke it off after he went through a wild period. John, trusting in his love, makes only the slightest protest of Alice's planned tour of Switzerland with her cousin Kate, George's sister, even when he learns George is to go with them as male protector. Influenced by the romance of Switzerland, Kate's contriving to restore George to Alice's favour, and her own misgivings with John's shortcomings, Alice jilts her second fiancé.... Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. Some of his best-loved works, collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire, revolve around the imaginary county of Barsetshire. He also wrote perceptive novels on political, social, and gender issues, and on other topical matters. Trollope's literary reputation dipped somewhat during the last years of his life, but he regained the esteem of critics by the mid-twentieth century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Art
ISBN : SRLF:E0000203802

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amelia E. Barr
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066222185

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Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance by Amelia E. Barr Pdf

Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance is a novel by Amelia E. Barr. Barr was a British novelist and teacher. Excerpt: "Then still sharper words passed; for the accuser was a peevish, ill-natured man; and his shrugs, and sneering mouth, as well as his suspicious words, roused the Old Adam in Peter, and he felt him firing his tongue and twitching his fingers. Bogart was a younger man than himself; but Peter knew that he could throttle him like a cur; or fling him, with one movement of his arm, into the dust of the highway. Fortunately, however, Bogart's prolixity of evil words gave Peter pause enough for reflection; and when he spoke again, he had himself well in hand, though his eyes were flashing and his voice was stern."

Author : Anthony Trollope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9361154117

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Can You Forgive Her? Vol. II by Anthony Trollope Pdf

"Can You Forgive Her? Vol. II " is the first installment of a compelling Victorian novel written with the aid of Anthony Trollope. The narrative delves into the complex global of affection, politics, and social expectancies in 19th-century England. The story facilities across the protagonist, Alice Vavasor, a younger girl faced with the hard decision of choosing among suitors: the steadfast and reliable John Grey, and the politically ambitious yet flawed George Vavasor. The novel skillfully explores the internal turmoil of Alice as she grapples with societal expectancies, personal goals, and the consequences of her choices. Set in opposition to the backdrop of the parliamentary elections, Trollope weaves a story that no longer simplest delves into the intricacies of romantic relationships but also offers a keen perception into the political and social milieu of the time. The characters navigate a panorama marked with the aid of political maneuvering, familial pressures, and the expectancies located upon women in Victorian society. Trollope's "Can You Forgive Her?" is well known for its rich characterizations, social statement, and astute observations of human nature.

Author : Susan E. Colon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441148261

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Victorian Parables by Susan E. Colon Pdf

The familiar stories of the good Samaritan, the prodigal son, and Lazarus and the rich man were part of the cultural currency in the nineteenth century, and Victorian authors drew upon the figures and plots of biblical parables for a variety of authoritative, interpretive, and subversive effects. However, scholars of parables in literature have often overlooked the 19th-century novel, assuming that realism bears no relation to the subversive, iconoclastic genre of parable. In this book Susan E. Colòn shows that authors such as Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, and Charlotte Yonge appreciated the power of parables to deliver an ethical charge that was as unexpected as it was disruptive to conventional moral ideas. Against the common assumption that the genres of realism and parable are polar opposites, this study explores how Victorian novels, despite their length, verisimilitude, and multi-plot complexity, can become parables in ways that imitate, interpret, and challenge their biblical sources.

Author : Anthony Trollope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9361154826

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Can You Forgive Her? Vol. I by Anthony Trollope Pdf

"Can You Forgive Her? Vol. I" is the first installment of a compelling Victorian novel written with the aid of Anthony Trollope. The narrative delves into the complex global of affection, politics, and social expectancies in 19th-century England. The story facilities across the protagonist, Alice Vavasor, a younger girl faced with the hard decision of choosing among suitors: the steadfast and reliable John Grey, and the politically ambitious yet flawed George Vavasor. The novel skillfully explores the internal turmoil of Alice as she grapples with societal expectancies, personal goals, and the consequences of her choices. Set in opposition to the backdrop of the parliamentary elections, Trollope weaves a story that no longer simplest delves into the intricacies of romantic relationships but also offers a keen perception into the political and social milieu of the time. The characters navigate a panorama marked with the aid of political maneuvering, familial pressures, and the expectancies located upon women in Victorian society. Trollope's "Can You Forgive Her?" is well known for its rich characterizations, social statement, and astute observations of human nature.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UVA:X004123868

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The Academy and Literature by Anonim Pdf