England in 1819

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Timothy Morton and Nigel Smith

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) In this volume of interdisciplinary essays, leading scholars examine the radical tradition in British literary culture from the English Revolution to the French Revolution. They chart continuities between the two periods and examine the recuperation of ideas and texts from the earlier period in the 1790s and beyond. Contributors utilize a variety of approaches and concepts: from gender studies, the cultural history of food and diet and the history of political discourse, to explorations of the theatre, philosophy and metaphysics. This volume argues that the radical agendas of the mid-seventeenth century, intended to change society fundamentally, did not disappear throughout the long eighteenth-century only to be resuscitated at its close. Rather, through close textual analysis, these essays indicate a more continuous transmission. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: English literature 18th century History and criticism, Radicalism in literature, English literature Early modern, 1500-1700 History and criticism, English literature 19th century History and criticism, Revolutionary literature, English History and criticism, Politics and literature Great Britain History, Radicalism Great Britain History.

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Cornelia D. J. Pearsall

"In the wake of the death of Arthur Henry Hallam, a beloved friend and the subject of In Memoriam. Tennyson wrote a range of formally inventive and intricately connected poems, many of which feature pivotal scenes of rapture, or being carried away. Pearsall explores Tennyson's representation of rapture as a radical mechanism of transformation - theological, social, political, and personal - and as a figure for critical processes in his own poetics." "The book investigates the poet's previously unrecognized intimacy with theological movements in early Victorian Britain that propounded the innovative and highly influential belief in an oncoming rapture. Pearsall develops original readings of Tennyson's major classical poems by tracking his lifelong intellectual investment in philological scholarship and archaeological exploration, including Victorian debates over the historical verifiability of Homer's raptured Troy. Tennyson's attraction to processes of personal and social change is bound to his significant but generally overlooked Whig ideological commitments, which are illuminated by Hallam's writings, and a half-century of interaction with William Gladstone. Pearsall illustrates the comprehensive engagement of seemingly apolitical monologues with the rise of democracy over the course of Tennyson's long career."--Jacket.

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E. J. Peck

Book of rites and prayers for use during worship. Includes Holy Communion and Evening Prayer, weddings (Holy Matrimony), Holy Baptism, funerals, ordinations of deacons, priests and bishops, dedications for churches, prayers for special occasions, and the book of Psalms. Meant for use by the priests with the congregation. The Catechism may also be included.

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Spencer M. Di Scala

From the Publisher: This essential book fills a serious gap in the field by synthesizing modern Italian history and placing it in a fully European context. Emphasizing globalization, Italy traces the country's transformation from a land of emigration to one of immigration and its growing cultural importance. Including coverage of the April 2008 elections, this updated edition offers expanded examinations of contemporary Italy's economic, social, and cultural development, a deepened discussion on immigration, and four new biographical sketches. Author Spencer M. Di Scala discusses the role of women, gives ample attention to the Italian South, and provides a picture of how ordinary Italians live. Cast in a clear and lively style that will appeal to readers, this comprehensive account is an indispensable addition to the field.