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St. John and the Victorians / Michael Wheeler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge books onlinePublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781139190206
  • 1139190202
  • 9781139187619
  • 1139187619
  • 9780511979835
  • 0511979835
  • 1283378388
  • 9781283378383
  • 9781139185301
  • 1139185306
  • 1107224098
  • 9781107224094
  • 1139179314
  • 9781139179317
  • 9786613378385
  • 6613378380
  • 1139188895
  • 9781139188890
  • 1139182986
  • 9781139182980
Other title:
  • Saint John and the Victorians
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: St. John and the Victorians.DDC classification:
  • 226.5/06094109034 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2615.52 .W45 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
  • LIT004120
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Contents:
Cover; ST JOHN AND THE VICTORIANS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Notes on referencing; PART I The Evangelist, the gospel, the Word; CHAPTER 1 The Apostle of love: St John the Evangelist; YOUNG DISCIPLE AND AGED DIVINE; WITNESS AND CONTEMPLATIVE; BELOVED DISCIPLE AND APOSTLE OF LOVE; CHAPTER 2 'The most marvellous enigma': The fourth gospel; TRADITIONAL AND CRITICAL ORTHODOXIES; POETRY AND MYSTICISM; CHAPTER 3 The Light of the Word: Incarnation; LIGHT AND LIFE; INTERPRETING THE WORD; REPRESENTING THE LIGHT; PART II Interpretations and representations.
CHAPTER 4 Water into wine: The miracle at CanaIN DEFENCE OF MIRACLES; ILLUSTRATING CANA; THE POETRY OF MANIFESTATION; CHAPTER 5 Living water: The woman at the well; FACT OR ALLEGORY?; CHRISTOLOGY AT THE WELL; THE FALLEN WOMAN CONVERTED; CHAPTER 6 Raising the dead: Lazarus of Bethany; A PROBLEMATIC NARRATIVE; THE QUINTESSENCE OF JOHN; POETIC LANGUAGE AND NARRATIVE SILENCE; A BEAUTY WHICH ART CANNOT REACH; CHAPTER 7 Behold thy mother': At the foot of the Cross; CATHOLIC VERSUS PROTESTANT; BLOODY CRUCIFIXES AND GILDED VIRGINS; ANGLICIZING THE STABAT MATER.
CHAPTER 8 Touching the risen body: Mary Magdalene and ThomasSAINTHOOD AND MISREPRESENTATION; THE POETRY OF FAITH AND DOUBT; PICTURING THE RISEN CHRIST; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher

"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"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Cover; ST JOHN AND THE VICTORIANS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Notes on referencing; PART I The Evangelist, the gospel, the Word; CHAPTER 1 The Apostle of love: St John the Evangelist; YOUNG DISCIPLE AND AGED DIVINE; WITNESS AND CONTEMPLATIVE; BELOVED DISCIPLE AND APOSTLE OF LOVE; CHAPTER 2 'The most marvellous enigma': The fourth gospel; TRADITIONAL AND CRITICAL ORTHODOXIES; POETRY AND MYSTICISM; CHAPTER 3 The Light of the Word: Incarnation; LIGHT AND LIFE; INTERPRETING THE WORD; REPRESENTING THE LIGHT; PART II Interpretations and representations.

CHAPTER 4 Water into wine: The miracle at CanaIN DEFENCE OF MIRACLES; ILLUSTRATING CANA; THE POETRY OF MANIFESTATION; CHAPTER 5 Living water: The woman at the well; FACT OR ALLEGORY?; CHRISTOLOGY AT THE WELL; THE FALLEN WOMAN CONVERTED; CHAPTER 6 Raising the dead: Lazarus of Bethany; A PROBLEMATIC NARRATIVE; THE QUINTESSENCE OF JOHN; POETIC LANGUAGE AND NARRATIVE SILENCE; A BEAUTY WHICH ART CANNOT REACH; CHAPTER 7 Behold thy mother': At the foot of the Cross; CATHOLIC VERSUS PROTESTANT; BLOODY CRUCIFIXES AND GILDED VIRGINS; ANGLICIZING THE STABAT MATER.

CHAPTER 8 Touching the risen body: Mary Magdalene and ThomasSAINTHOOD AND MISREPRESENTATION; THE POETRY OF FAITH AND DOUBT; PICTURING THE RISEN CHRIST; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.

English.