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Reading an Erased Code : Romantic Religion and Literary Aesthetics in France / Michel Despland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Despland, Michel, author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--19th century.
- Bible.
- Romanticism--France.
- Romanticism.
- Christianity in literature.
- French literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- France.
- Genre:
- History.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- The five writers treated by Despland helped shape a broader definition of belief, on that included individual sensibility. The works they produced are, in a sense, new religious texts.
- Contents:
- Cover; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction: New Writing, New Reading; 1 Confession without Confessor: Rousseau; 2 To Interpose a Little Ease: Chateaubriand; 3 A Different Economy for Belief: Nodier; 4 Civility and Belief: Vigny; 5 Writing Words of Life: Nerval; Conclusion: Beyond Any Greater Code; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX OF SUBJECTS; INDEX OF AUTHORS
- Notes:
- "Reprinted in 2018"--Title page verso.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-7559-9
- OCLC:
- 1114826320
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