The holy fool : Christian faith and theology in J.M.R. Lenz / Timothy F. Pope.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pope, Timothy F. (Timothy Fairfax), 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792--Criticism and interpretation.

Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold.

Lenz, Jakob Michael Reinhold, 1751-1792--Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 211 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Previous studies have viewed Lenz's religion as a largely pathological phenomenon that was linked to the temporary lapses into insanity that he experienced after he was banished, at Goethe's insistence, from the court and city of Weimar. Pope reveals, however, that a dynamic shift in Lenz's faith had occurred four years before the debacle of Weimar. Coherent statements during those four years concerning the articles of his new faith, and a consistent application of faith to questions of poetry and dramatic theory, indicate that Lenz's contribution to the literary revolution of the 1770s was conditioned as much by a personal religious renewal as by enthusiasm for the aims and ideals of his generation. Theologically, Lenz's new convictions followed a path that led away from the neology of the late Enlightenment and pointed not only back to conservative traditions but also forward to the Christology of more modern times.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Note on Translations

Acknowledgments

Lenz as Theologian?

Theology in Critical Times

Religious Reawakening

Christian Confession

Moral Freedom

Biblical Theology

Theology and Literature

The Tutor

The Soldiers

Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86144-1

9786612861444

0-7735-7141-8

OCLC:

929120864