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OverviewJohn Dryden's celebrated conversion to Roman Catholicism is revealed in this provocative study as the culmination of a lifelong search that began with his youth in an actively Puritan family. Atkin's familiarity with the religious thought of the times allows him to range widely among Dryden's contemporaries and predecessors and to bring a fresh perspective to those key poems in Dryden's religious development: Religio Laici and The Hind and the Panther. Through a sensitive reappraisal of all Dryden's texts -- including those less widely known -- Atkins shows that Dryden had a lifelong antipathy for all priests of whatever sect, whether pagan or Christian; by concentrating on the theme of Dryden's opposition to the clergy and his efforts toward articulating a faith for the layman, Atkins provides an important new way of tracing and evaluating the changes in Dryden's religious position and, with this perspective, offers a new interpretation of Dryden's conversion. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George Douglas AtkinsPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.525kg ISBN: 9780813150857ISBN 10: 081315085 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 15 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationG. Douglas Atkins is professor and coordinator of Graduate Studies in English at the University of Kansas, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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