The Sermons of Jonathan Swift : silent rhetoric / Nathalie Zimpfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zimpfer, Nathalie, 1972- author.

Contributor:

Voltaire Foundation.

Series:

Oxford University studies in the Enlightenment ; 2634-8047 2024:09.

Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment ; 2024:09

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745--Religion.

Swift, Jonathan.

Sermons, English--18th century--History and criticism.

Sermons, English.

Physical Description:

viii, 270 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Silent rhetoric

Place of Publication:

[Liverpool] : Liverpool University Press on behalf of the Voltaire Foundation, [2024]

Summary:

"Jonathan Swift's theological views have always elicited widely diverse responses. Relatively little is known about the immediate setting of Swift's childhood and the influencing factors of this period which shaped his views. However, what we do know helps us get a fuller grasp of Swift as a man, writer and clergyman, and the portrait that emerges is far more nuanced and complex than many of his statements might lead us to believe. In this volume, Zimpfer explores the life and sermons of Jonathan Swift. Leading readers through contextual and literary analysis, Zimpfer successfully argues that Swift accomplishes 'intelligent apologetics' in his sermons, and highlights the paradox and the nature of the connection between Swift the priest and Swift the satirist" -- Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I: Introductory matters. Chapter 1: Jonathan Swift, language, and the duality of signs

Chapter 2: Swift, intention and interpretation

Chapter 3: Understanding homiletic language part II: Reading the sermons. Introduction: Swift as satirist and preacher: Mythopoesis and the consistency dogma

Chapter 1: Swift's sermons and the transmission of the gospel

Chapter 2: Swift and institutional regulation: From theology to politics

Chapter 3: The rhetoric and communication style of Swiftian homiletics

Conclusion

Appendix: Scriptural references and allusions in the sermons.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-268) and index.

ISBN:

1802075283

9781802075281

OCLC:

1396790809