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St. John and the Victorians /
"The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary stu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge books online.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary study of the cultural afterlife of John in Victorian Britain places literature, the visual arts and music in their religious context. Discussion of the Evangelist, the Gospel and its famous prologue is followed by an examination of particular episodes that are unique to John. Michael Wheeler's research reveals the depth of biblical influence on British culture and on individuals such as Ruskin, Holman Hunt and Tennyson. He makes a significant contribution to the understanding of culture, religion and scholarship in the period"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139190206 1139190202 9781139187619 1139187619 9780511979835 0511979835 1283378388 9781283378383 9781139185301 1139185306 1107224098 9781107224094 1139179314 9781139179317 9786613378385 6613378380 1139188895 9781139188890 1139182986 9781139182980 |