Modernity and the reinvention of tradition: backing into the future
Introduction: Ancient & modern : the braid of Cassiodorus -- Tradition, literacy and change -- Church versus scripture : the idea of biblical tradition -- Revolution and tradition -- Re-envisioning the past : metaphors and symbols of tradition -- Inventing Christian culture : Volney, Chateaubria...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
c2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | Modernity and reinvention of tradition. Backing into the future. By Stephen Prickett. Pp. viii+265 incl. 1 fig.Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. £50. 978 0 521 51746 1 (2010) (Pereiro, James)
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| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tradition
/ Concept of
/ Philosophy
/ Theology
/ Literature
/ Intellectual history
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| Further subjects: | B
Literature, Modern 19th century
History and criticism
B Literature, Modern 18th century History and criticism B Literature, Modern 18th century History and criticism B Tradition (Philosophy) History B Tradition (Theology) History of doctrines B Literature, Modern 19th century History and criticism B Fictional representation |
| Summary: | Introduction: Ancient & modern : the braid of Cassiodorus -- Tradition, literacy and change -- Church versus scripture : the idea of biblical tradition -- Revolution and tradition -- Re-envisioning the past : metaphors and symbols of tradition -- Inventing Christian culture : Volney, Chateaubriand and the French Revolution -- Herder, Schleiermacher, Novalis and Schlegel : the idea of a Christian Europe -- Translating Herder : the idea of Protestant Reformation -- Keble and the Anglican tradition -- Newman and the development of tradition -- Arnold : taking religion out of religion -- Radical tradition : theologizing Eliot -- Epilogue: Re-energizing the past -- Appendix: Velázquez and the royal boar hunt |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-257) and index |
| ISBN: | 052151746X |