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Record Nr.

UNINA9910130758603321

Autore

Stevens Jennifer <1957->

Titolo

The historical Jesus and the literary Imagination, 1860-1920 / / Jennifer Stevens [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2010

Liverpool : , : Liverpool University Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-78962-420-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

English Association studies ; ; 3

Disciplina

820.9382

Soggetti

Christianity in literature

English literature - 19th century - History and criticism

English literature - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2020).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Fictional reconstructions of the Gospels continue to find a place in contemporary literature and in the popular imagination. Present day writers of New Testament fiction and drama are usually considered as part of a tradition formed by mid-to-late-twentieth-century authors such as Robert Graves, Nikos Kazantzakis and Anthony Burgess. This book looks back further to the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, when the templates of the majority of today's Gospel fictions and dramas were set down. In doing so, it examines the extent to which significant works of biblical scholarship both influenced and inspired literary works. Focusing on writers such as Oscar Wilde, George Moore and Marie Corelli, this timely new addition to the English Association Monographs series will be essential reading for scholars working at the intersection of literature and theology.    An Open Access edition of this work is available on the OAPEN Library.