Reactions to Robert Southey's Life of Wesley (1820) Reconsidered

This article analyses the varying contemporary and later responses to Robert Southey's Life of Wesley (1820). Acclaimed for its literary qualities, its appearance in the shadow of the Evangelical Revival and the growing Methodist movement meant that its biographical perspective was long obscure...

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Main Author: Nockles, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2012
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2012, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-80
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