Romanticism and Methodism : the problem of religious enthusiasm / Helen Boyles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyles, Helen, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wesley, John, 1703-1791.

Wesley, John.

Enthusiasm--Religious aspects--Methodist Church.

Enthusiasm.

Romanticism--Great Britain.

Romanticism.

Methodism--Influence.

Methodism.

Great Britain.

Christianity in literature.

Methodism in literature.

Physical Description:

vii, 206 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781472485281

1472485289

OCLC:

960275716