The Apocalypse in England

Revelation Unravelling, 1700–1834

C. Burdon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

251 Seiten

1997 | 1st ed. 1997
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-39784-6 (ISBN)

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The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. Yet in the post-Christian re-writings of Revelation by Shelley and Blake, John's own dynamic of unveiling comes to life, subverting the structures of power and reading built on the visions of Patmos.

The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. This study looks at English responses to it in political pamphlets and scholarly exegesis, in poetry and preaching and visual art. Those who set out to find enduring meaning in the book failed. Yet in the post-Christian re-writings of Revelation by Shelley and Blake, John's own dynamic of unveiling comes to life, subverting the structures of power and reading built on the visions of Patmos.

CHRISTOPHER BURDON

List of Illustrations - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - A Book Resisting Interpretation - Apocalypse and Reason - Prophecy and Poetry - Revelation and Revolution - Coleridge and the Limits of Interpretation - Re-writing Apocalypse: Shelley and Blake - The Half-unravelled Web - Select Bibliography - Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.08.2016
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Literature and Religion
Zusatzinfo	8 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-349-39784-9 / 1349397849
ISBN-13	978-1-349-39784-6 / 9781349397846
Zustand	Neuware