Romanticism and Methodism: the problem of religious enthusiasm

John Wesley's mission: steering a course between sound and spurious enthusiasm -- Restraining strategies: seeking a balance between emotion and reason in Wesleyan discourse -- Divided feelings on Methodist enthusiasm: Southey and Coleridge's debate -- Wordsworth's early exposure to Me...

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Main Author: Boyles, Helen 1956- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York RoutledgeTaylor & Francis Group 2017
In:Year: 2017
Edition:First published
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Wesley, John 1703-1791 / Methodism / Wordsworth, William 1770-1850 / Southey, Robert 1774-1843 / Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 1772-1834 / Hazlitt, William 1778-1830 / Enthusiasm
IxTheo Classification:KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Methodism Influence
B Methodism in literature
B Enthusiasm Religious aspects Methodist Church
B Christianity in literature
B Romanticism (Great Britain)
B Wesley, John (1703-1791)
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Summary:John Wesley's mission: steering a course between sound and spurious enthusiasm -- Restraining strategies: seeking a balance between emotion and reason in Wesleyan discourse -- Divided feelings on Methodist enthusiasm: Southey and Coleridge's debate -- Wordsworth's early exposure to Methodist enthusiasm -- Common missions in Wordsworth's preface to the Lyrical ballads and John Wesley's preface to the Methodist hymns -- Literary dissent: the 'Common voice' in Wordsworth's Lyrical ballads -- Evangelical style and sentiment in the Excursion and Peter Bell -- William Hazlitt's 'Gusto' and enthusiasm -- Conclusion -- The broader picture
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:1472485289