Books and religious devotion : the redemptive reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England / / Allan F. Westphall
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| Autore: |
Westphall Allan F.
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| Titolo: |
Books and religious devotion : the redemptive reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England / / Allan F. Westphall
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| Pubblicazione: | University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 028/.8097409/034 |
| Soggetto topico: | Books and reading - New England - History - 19th century |
| Marginalia - New England - History - 19th century | |
| Books and reading - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface: A Discovery and Serendipitous Journeys -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Irish American print culture in the nineteenth century: a private library -- 2. “Laboring in my books”: Thomas Connary’s book enhancements -- 3. Redemptive reading in the Connary household -- 4. The farmer’s treasure: Thomas Connary reading St. Francis of Sales and Julian of Norwich -- 5. Book keeping, longing, and besetment -- Appendix: Th e Contents of Thomas Connary’s Library -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "Examines the book collection of Thomas Connary, a nineteenth-century Irish Catholic New England farmer, to reconstruct how Connary read and annotated his books. Reveals how books can structure a life of devotion and social participation, and presents an authentic, holistic view of one reader's interior life"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Books and religious devotion |
| ISBN: | 0-271-06512-5 |
| 0-271-06510-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792219903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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