Catholic Literature and Secularisation in France and England, 1880-1914

by Brian Sudlow

Overview

This book is the first comparative study of its kind to explore at length the French and English Catholic literary revivals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It compares individual and societal secularisation in France and England and examines how French and English Catholic writers understood and contested secular mores, ideologies and praxis, in the individual, societal and religious domains. It also addresses the extent to which some Catholic writers succumbed to the seduction of secular instincts, even paradoxically in themes which are considered to be emblematic of Catholic literature. The breadth of this book will make it a useful guide for students wishing to become familiar with a wide range of such writings in France and England during this period. It will also appeal to researchers interested in Catholic literary and intellectual history in France and England, theologians, philosophers and students of the sociology of religion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847797841
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Brian Sudlow is a Teaching Fellow in French at the University of Reading

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Individual and societal secularisation in France and England

2. Recovering the porous individual

3. Thinking and believing

4. The fragments of secular society

5. Mending secular fragmentation

6. Ultimate societal values

7. Catholic religiosity and the hierarchical Church

8. Catholic religiosity and the charismatic Church

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

This book makes a valuable contribution to the development of a burgeoning discourse concerning the relationship between the modernist project, Christian faith,and the Arts

Modern Language Review, 2012

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