Zanoni

Zanoni

by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lyton
Zanoni

Zanoni

by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lyton

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Overview

When Romantic Religion was first published thirty-five years ago, no one dreamed that Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia would one day be box office hits and that their authors, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, would be household names. R.J. Reilly's remarkably readable and perceptive book about the two writers and their two brilliant friends, Owen Barfield and Charles Williams, was soon treasured by fans as the best book in their circle of writer-philosophers, the Inklings.

Romantic Religion went out of print and commanded high prices on the rare-book market. Now it has finally been republished so that a new generation of readers can delve into this book, whose relevance has kept pace with the growing reputations of its subjects.

The title Romantic Religion reflects Reilly's premise that these four thinkers share a "matured romanticism." For them, creative imagination is central, with literary and religious views intimately related. Reilly devotes an insightful chapter to each of the writers and, in his conclusion, discusses their differences and similarities. Barfield fans will be especially impressed by the author's ability to clarify Barfield's famously condensed prose.

In a compelling new preface, Reilly considers the changing reputations of the four writers and their relevance for today's readers. The book was first published, he tells us, during a war and horrendous societal dilemmas, not very different from those that plague the world today. Now, as then, says Reilly, the four writers remind us of "the possibility of a higher and saner life." They remind us that "if we belong to the party not of memory but of hope, it is because we are imaginative beings and can imagine better beings and better worlds."

This is the first study to examine in depth the theological and philosophic implications of the work of that remarkable group of writers now called the Oxford Christians. In focusing on the central religious concern of the group, R.J.Reilly provides an approach that is destined to become normative. This is not a work of conventional literary biography (even less hagiography) or conventional literary history. Rather, it is intellectually informed criticism that makes possible a deep understanding of the enduring dimensions of the work of four of the most attractive and challenging writers of our time.

With the republication of Romantic Religion, this wise, penetrating picture of our own possibilities is put before us once more.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781621510666
Publisher: SteinerBooks
Publication date: 01/01/1971
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 739 KB

About the Author

Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton(1803â€"1873), a prolific Victorian novelist, editor of the New Monthly Magazine, member of Parliament, and Secretary of State for the colonies. He coined the expression "the great unwashed" and the phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword." He also has the dubious distinction of having inspired Snoopy in the Peanuts comic strip with the opening line to his 1830 novel Paul Clifford: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

Table of Contents

C O N T E N T S:

Preface
Introduction

The Musician
Art, Love, and Wonder
Theurgia
The Dweller of the Threshold
The Effects of the Elixir
Superstition Deserting Faith
The Reign of Terror

Note
Zanoni Explained
Argument

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