Books and religious devotion : the redemptive reading of an Irishman in Nineteenth-Century New England / Allan F. Westphall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Westphall, Allan F., author.

Series:

Penn State series in the history of the book.

Penn State series in the history of the book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Connary, Thomas, 1814-1899--Library.

Connary, Thomas.

Books and reading--New England--History--19th century.

Books and reading.

Marginalia--New England--History--19th century.

Marginalia.

Books and reading--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271065120

0271065125

9780271065106

0271065109

OCLC:

891286567