Evangelical gothic : the English novel and the religious war on virtue from Wesley to Dracula

Evangelical gothic : the English novel and the religious war on virtue from Wesley to Dracula / Christopher Herbert.

"Examining both the theology of John Wesley, George Whitefield, and William Wilberforce and novels by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Sir Walter Scott, and Bram Stoker as well as a host of 'Evangelical novels' of the period, Herbert analyzes the Evangelical and anti-Evangelical forces...

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Main Author: Herbert, Christopher, 1941- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2019.
Series:Victorian literature and culture series.
Subjects:
1800-1899
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Evangelicalism in literature.
Religious literature, English > History and criticism.
Religion in literature.
Religion and literature > England > History > 19th century.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English fiction
Evangelicalism in literature
Religion and literature
Religion in literature
Religious literature, English
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Summary:"Examining both the theology of John Wesley, George Whitefield, and William Wilberforce and novels by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Sir Walter Scott, and Bram Stoker as well as a host of 'Evangelical novels' of the period, Herbert analyzes the Evangelical and anti-Evangelical forces at play in Victorian literature and culture, challenging accepted notions of the impact of the Evangelical movement on gothic Victorian literature."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 278 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0813943418
9780813943411
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 09, 2019).

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