Isbn: 9780521298070 - kubla khan and the fall of jerusalem: the mythological school in biblical criticism and secular literature 1770-1880 (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Good. Clean text, sound binding. Shelf wear, small creases to wrapper edges. Some age tanning to the paper and wrappers. 361 pp.

Zustand: Very Good. The development of the mythological school of European Biblical criticism. Num Pages: 372 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good. 1980. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: Very Good. The development of the mythological school of European Biblical criticism. Num Pages: 372 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good. 1980. paperback. . . . . …

paperback. Zustand: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Dr. Shaffer outlines the development of the 'mythological school' of European Biblical criticism, especially its German origins and its reception in England, and studies the influences of this movement in the work of specific writers: Coleridge, Holderlin, Browning, and George Eliot. The 'higher criticism' treated sacred scripture as literature and as history, the product of its time, and the highest expression of a developing group consciousness; it challenged current views on the authorship and dating of the Pentateuch and the Gospels, on inspiration, prophecy, and canonicity, and formulated a new apologetics closely linked with the growth of romantic aesthetics. The importance of this study is that it shows that readings of specific literary texts can intersect with general movements of thought and action through the scrutiny of a clearly defined intellectual discipline, here the higher criticism, which developed as a particular expression of the larger trends in the history of the period. Dr Shaffer throws light on individual works of literature, the formation of movements, the origin of new genres, literary relationships between England and Germany, and the bases of European romanticism.…