Protestant Autobiography in the Seventeenth-Century Anglophone World

Description: Protestant Autobiography in the Seventeenth-Century Anglophone World [Hardcover] Lynch, Kathleen Product Overview Autobiographical narrative is seldom viewed as a catalyst for the social and political upheavals of mid-seventeenth-century England and its colonies. Protestant Autobiography in the Seventeenth-Century Anglophone World argues that it should be. Focusing on the inward search for signs of election as a powerful stimulus for new, written forms of self-identification, this study directs critical attention toward the collective processes through which 'truthful' texts of spiritual experience were constructed, validated, and endorsed. This new analysis of the rhetoric of authentic selfhood emphasizes the ways in which personal accounts of religious awakening became another opportunity to conceptualize experience as an authorizing principle. A broad spectrum of Protestant life-writing is explored, from Augustine's Confessions, first translated into English in 1620, through John Bunyan's Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666) and Richard Baxter's Reliquiae Baxterianae (1696). The forms in which these landmark texts were circulated and the interests that those circulations served are examined in such a way as to put canonical texts back into conversation with the outpouring of individual life writings that dates from the middle of the 17th century on. As the first new historicized account of the seventeenth-century Protestant conversion narrative in a generation, Protestant Autobiography in the Seventeenth-Century Anglophone World contributes to the reintegration of the scholarly fields of literature, religion, and politics. It revitalizes the study of proto-literary forms which, while devotional in nature, were deeply political in their consequences, contributing as they did to the emerging discourse of personal liberties. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 16, 2012) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 334 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199643938 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 36 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.18 pounds Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.6 x 1 x 5.4 inches Best Sellers Rank: #7,323,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #929 in History of Books #4,507 in English Literature #4,511 in Christianity (Books) #929 in History of Books #4,507 in English Literature We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.

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