Reading Genesis in the Long Eighteenth Century: From Milton to Mary ShelleyRoutledge, 2016 M12 5 - 217 pages In a reassessment of the long-accepted division between religion and enlightenment, Ana Acosta here traces a tissue of readings and adaptations of Genesis and Scriptural language from Milton through Rousseau to Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley. Acosta's interdisciplinary approach places these writers in the broader context of eighteenth-century political theory, biblical criticism, religious studies and utopianism. Acosta's argument is twofold: she establishes the importance of Genesis within utopian thinking, in particular the influential models of Milton and Rousseau; and she demonstrates that the power of these models can be explained neither by traditional religious paradigms nor by those of religion or philosophy. In establishing the relationship between biblical criticism and republican utopias, Acosta makes a solid case that important utopian visions are better understood against the background of Genesis interpretation. This study opens a new perspective on theories of secularization, and as such will interest scholars of religious studies, intellectual history, and philosophy as well as of literary studies. |
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... reasons. First, “Genesis” was frequently used to refer to the first three chapters alone. Second, and related to this metonymy, this book is more generally concerned with eighteenth-century conceptions of beginnings, the generation and ...
... reasons. First, “Genesis” was frequently used to refer to the first three chapters alone. Second, and related to this metonymy, this book is more generally concerned with eighteenth-century conceptions of beginnings, the generation and ...
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... reasons for this was that Rousseau was preoccupied not just with the underlying political theory but with the proper language, tone, and rhythm with which to communicate that theory. In his rewriting, good civil society takes the ...
... reasons for this was that Rousseau was preoccupied not just with the underlying political theory but with the proper language, tone, and rhythm with which to communicate that theory. In his rewriting, good civil society takes the ...
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... reasons : his open admission that he had never himself delivered a child , and a lengthy exegetical digression to explain how Adam and Eve , born without umbilical cords , knew what to do nonetheless during the delivery of Cain , their ...
... reasons : his open admission that he had never himself delivered a child , and a lengthy exegetical digression to explain how Adam and Eve , born without umbilical cords , knew what to do nonetheless during the delivery of Cain , their ...
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... Reason , pure Reason , were not my prompter and preceptress . In the Hebrew scriptures are many beauties , many excellent precepts , much sound morality : and they deserve the attentive perusal of every scholar , every person of ...
... Reason , pure Reason , were not my prompter and preceptress . In the Hebrew scriptures are many beauties , many excellent precepts , much sound morality : and they deserve the attentive perusal of every scholar , every person of ...
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... reasons : first , because it continues to frame the discussions of mainstream biblical criticism to this day ; second , because it makes visible a fundamental rhetorical effect of the book of Genesis itself . In whatever edition ...
... reasons : first , because it continues to frame the discussions of mainstream biblical criticism to this day ; second , because it makes visible a fundamental rhetorical effect of the book of Genesis itself . In whatever edition ...
Contents
Dr Miltons Guide or the Utopia Within | |
The Passion of JeanJacques Rousseau or the Dystopia Within | |
Wollstonecrafts Body Politics or Philosophy in the Bedroom | |
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Reading Genesis in the Long Eighteenth Century: From Milton to Mary Shelley Ana M. Acosta Limited preview - 2006 |
Reading Genesis in the Long Eighteenth Century: From Milton to Mary Shelley ANA M. ACOSTA No preview available - 2019 |
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