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The Resource Moral identity in early modern English literature, Paul Cefalu, (electronic resource)

Moral identity in early modern English literature, Paul Cefalu, (electronic resource)

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Paul Cefalu's study explores the relationship between moral character and religious conversion in the poetry and prose of Sidney, Spenser, Donne, Herbert, and Milton, as well as in early modern English Conformist and Puritan sermons, theological tracts, and philosophical treatises. Cefalu argues that early modern Protestant theologians were often unable to incorporate a coherent theory of practical morality into the order of salvation. Cefalu draws on fresh historicist theories of ideology and subversion, but takes issue with historicist tendency to conflate generic and categorical distinctions among texts. He argues that imaginative literature, by virtue of its tendency to place characters in approximately real ethical quandaries, uniquely points out the inability of early modern English Protestant theology to merge religious theory and ethical practice. This study should appeal not only to literary critics and historians, but also to scholars interested in the history of moral theory.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
Contents
  • Shame, guilt, and moral character in early modern English protestant theology and Sir Philip Sidney's Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
  • The three orders of nature, grace, and law in Edmund Spenser's The faerie queene, book II
  • Conformist and puritan moral theory : from Richard Hooker's natural law theory to Richard Sibbes's ethical occasionalism
  • The elect body in pain : Godly fear and sanctification in John Donne's poetry and prose
  • Absent neighbors in George Herbert's "the church," or why agape becomes caritas in English Protestant devotional poetry
  • Moral pragmatism in the theology of John Milton and his contemporaries
Isbn
9780511483486
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511483486
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Moral identity in early modern English literature
Title
Moral identity in early modern English literature
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Paul Cefalu
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Paul Cefalu's study explores the relationship between moral character and religious conversion in the poetry and prose of Sidney, Spenser, Donne, Herbert, and Milton, as well as in early modern English Conformist and Puritan sermons, theological tracts, and philosophical treatises. Cefalu argues that early modern Protestant theologians were often unable to incorporate a coherent theory of practical morality into the order of salvation. Cefalu draws on fresh historicist theories of ideology and subversion, but takes issue with historicist tendency to conflate generic and categorical distinctions among texts. He argues that imaginative literature, by virtue of its tendency to place characters in approximately real ethical quandaries, uniquely points out the inability of early modern English Protestant theology to merge religious theory and ethical practice. This study should appeal not only to literary critics and historians, but also to scholars interested in the history of moral theory.--
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Cefalu, Paul
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index present
Literary form
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dictionaries
Series statement
Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • English literature
  • Christian ethics in literature
  • English literature
  • Religion and literature
  • Religion and literature
  • Protestantism and literature
  • Protestantism and literature
  • Identity (Psychology) in literature
  • Group identity in literature
  • Ethics in literature
Label
Moral identity in early modern English literature, Paul Cefalu, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511483486
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Publication
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
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rdacontent
Contents
Shame, guilt, and moral character in early modern English protestant theology and Sir Philip Sidney's Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia -- The three orders of nature, grace, and law in Edmund Spenser's The faerie queene, book II -- Conformist and puritan moral theory : from Richard Hooker's natural law theory to Richard Sibbes's ethical occasionalism -- The elect body in pain : Godly fear and sanctification in John Donne's poetry and prose -- Absent neighbors in George Herbert's "the church," or why agape becomes caritas in English Protestant devotional poetry -- Moral pragmatism in the theology of John Milton and his contemporaries
Control code
CR9780511483486
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511483486
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)252532534
Label
Moral identity in early modern English literature, Paul Cefalu, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511483486
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Shame, guilt, and moral character in early modern English protestant theology and Sir Philip Sidney's Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia -- The three orders of nature, grace, and law in Edmund Spenser's The faerie queene, book II -- Conformist and puritan moral theory : from Richard Hooker's natural law theory to Richard Sibbes's ethical occasionalism -- The elect body in pain : Godly fear and sanctification in John Donne's poetry and prose -- Absent neighbors in George Herbert's "the church," or why agape becomes caritas in English Protestant devotional poetry -- Moral pragmatism in the theology of John Milton and his contemporaries
Control code
CR9780511483486
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (x, 225 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780511483486
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)252532534

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