Faith and Doubt
R. L. BrettHardback 1997-07-15
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Pairing great writers from each generation who typify the contrasts and concerns of their age, this text explores the complex interplay between faith and doubt in English literature since the Enlightenment. A consideration of contemporary philosophy and ideology are brought to bear, in addition to a biographical and historical approach. The writers considered in each chapter are: Wordsworth and Coleridge; George Eliot and Dickens; Yeats and T.S. Eliot; Carlyle and Arnold; Tennyson and Browning; and Auden and Larkin.
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Publisher Description
Pairing great writers from each generation who typify the contrasts and concerns of their age, this text explores the complex interplay between faith and doubt in English literature since the Enlightenment. A consideration of contemporary philosophy and ideology are brought to bear, in addition to a biographical and historical approach. The writers considered in each chapter are: Wordsworth and Coleridge; George Eliot and Dickens; Yeats and T.S. Eliot; Carlyle and Arnold; Tennyson and Browning; and Auden and Larkin.