Religion, Toleration, and British Writing, 17901830 [Paperback]

Canuel examines the way that Romantic writers criticized the traditional grounding of British political unity in religious conformity.In Religion, Toleration, and British Writing, 1790-1830, Canuel examines the way that Romantic poets, novelists and political writers criticised the traditional grounds of British political unity in religious conformity. Canuel shows how writers including Jeremy Bentham, Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth and Lord Byron both undermined the validity of religion in the British state, but also re-imagined a new, tolerant, and more organised mode of social inclusion and protection. He argues that these writers saw their works as political and literary commentaries on the extent and limits of religious toleration.In Religion, Toleration, and British Writing, 1790-1830, Canuel examines the way that Romantic poets, novelists and political writers criticised the traditional grounds of British political unity in religious conformity. Canuel shows how writers including Jeremy Bentham, Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth and Lord Byron both undermined the validity of religion in the British state, but also re-imagined a new, tolerant, and more organised mode of social inclusion and protection. He argues that these writers saw their works as political and literary commentaries on the extent and limits of religious toleration.Mark Canuel examines the way that Romantic poets, novelists and political writers criticized the traditional religious conformity of British political unity. Canuel reveals how writers (including Jeremy Bentham, Ann Radcliffe, Maria Edgeworth and Lord Byron) undermined the validity of religion in the British state, and envisioned a tolerant and more organized mode of social inclusion and protection. He asserts that these writers considered their works to be political and literary commentaries on religious toleration.Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Romanticism and the writing of toleration; 2. 'Holy hypocrisy' and the rule of belief: Radcl&