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We Are Kings - Political Theology and the Making of a Modern Individual (Hardcover): Spencer Jackson We Are Kings - Political Theology and the Making of a Modern Individual (Hardcover)
Spencer Jackson
R1,738 Discovery Miles 17 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When British and American leaders today talk of the nation-whether it is Theresa May, Barack Obama, or Donald Trump-they do so, in part, in terms established by eighteenth-century British literature. The city on a hill and the sovereign individual are tropes at the center of modern Anglo-American political thought, and the literature that accompanied Britain's rise to imperial prominence played a key role in creating them. We Are Kings is the first book to interpret eighteenth-century British literature from the perspective of political theology. Spencer Jackson returns here to a body of literature long associated with modernity's origins without assuming that modernity entails a separation of the religious from the profane. The result is a study that casts this literature in a surprisingly new light. From the patriot to the marriage plot, the narratives and characters of eighteenth-century British literature are the products of the politicization of religion, Jackson argues; the real story of this literature is neither secularization nor the survival of orthodox Judeo-Christianity but rather the expansion of a movement beginning in the High Middle Ages to transfer the transcendent authority of the Catholic Church to the English political sphere. The novel and the modern individual, then, are in a sense both secular and religious at once-products of a modern political faith that has authorized Anglo-American exceptionalism from the eighteenth century to the present.

We Are Kings - Political Theology and the Making of a Modern Individual (Paperback): Spencer Jackson We Are Kings - Political Theology and the Making of a Modern Individual (Paperback)
Spencer Jackson
R998 Discovery Miles 9 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When British and American leaders today talk of the nation-whether it is Theresa May, Barack Obama, or Donald Trump-they do so, in part, in terms established by eighteenth-century British literature. The city on a hill and the sovereign individual are tropes at the center of modern Anglo-American political thought, and the literature that accompanied Britain's rise to imperial prominence played a key role in creating them. We Are Kings is the first book to interpret eighteenth-century British literature from the perspective of political theology. Spencer Jackson returns here to a body of literature long associated with modernity's origins without assuming that modernity entails a separation of the religious from the profane. The result is a study that casts this literature in a surprisingly new light. From the patriot to the marriage plot, the narratives and characters of eighteenth-century British literature are the products of the politicization of religion, Jackson argues; the real story of this literature is neither secularization nor the survival of orthodox Judeo-Christianity but rather the expansion of a movement beginning in the High Middle Ages to transfer the transcendent authority of the Catholic Church to the English political sphere. The novel and the modern individual, then, are in a sense both secular and religious at once-products of a modern political faith that has authorized Anglo-American exceptionalism from the eighteenth century to the present.

The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift - Historical Writings (Paperback): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift - Historical Writings (Paperback)
Jonathan Swift; Created by Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W Spencer Jackson
R760 Discovery Miles 7 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift, Volume 8 (Hardcover): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift, Volume 8 (Hardcover)
Jonathan Swift; Created by W Spencer Jackson; Constance Jacob
R988 Discovery Miles 9 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift - Historical And Political Tracts-irish (Hardcover): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift - Historical And Political Tracts-irish (Hardcover)
Jonathan Swift; Created by Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W Spencer Jackson
R1,047 Discovery Miles 10 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels... (Paperback): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels... (Paperback)
Jonathan Swift; Created by Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W Spencer Jackson
R872 R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Save R138 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift: Gulliver's Travels; Volume 8 Of The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift; Jonathan Swift; Bohn's Standard Library Jonathan Swift, Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W. Spencer Jackson, Constance Jacob, John Henry Bernard Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis null G. Bell, 1899

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift - Writings on Religion and the Church... (Paperback): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift - Writings on Religion and the Church... (Paperback)
Jonathan Swift; Created by Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W Spencer Jackson
R875 R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Save R137 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift: Writings On Religion And The Church; Volume 3 Of The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift; W. Spencer Jackson; Bohn's Standard Library Jonathan Swift, Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W. Spencer Jackson, Constance Jacob, John Henry Bernard Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis null G. Bell, 1898 Literary Criticism; European; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1... (Paperback): Jonathan Swift The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1... (Paperback)
Jonathan Swift; Created by Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W Spencer Jackson
R1,017 R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Save R167 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift, Volume 1; The Prose Works Of Jonathan Swift; Temple Scott; Bohn's Standard Library Jonathan Swift, Sir Frederick Richard Falkiner, W. Spencer Jackson, Constance Jacob, John Henry Bernard Temple Scott, Frederick Ryland, George Ravenscroft Dennis null G. Bell, 1897 English fiction; English literature; Satire, English

A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Paperback): William Hazlitt A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Paperback)
William Hazlitt; Edited by W Spencer Jackson
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Hardcover): William Hazlitt A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Hardcover)
William Hazlitt; Edited by W Spencer Jackson
R1,323 Discovery Miles 13 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Paperback): William Hazlitt A View Of The English Stage - Or A Series Of Dramatic Criticisms (1906) (Paperback)
William Hazlitt; Edited by W Spencer Jackson
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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