Format:
1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781350165175
Series Statement:
New directions in religion and literature
Content:
Introduction: The Rhetoric of Conversion and the Conversion of Rhetoric -- Chapter 1: A Passionate Logos: The Persuasive Practical Divinity of William Perkins and Richard Sibbes -- Chapter 2: Divine Excess: The Ethos of the Radicals -- Chapter 3: Light and Weight: Richard Baxter's Exhortations and Meditations -- Chapter 4: Direction by Diversion: John Bunyan's Imaginative Persuasion -- Chapter 5: 'By winning words to conquer willing hearts': John Milton's Redeemed Rhetoric -- Bibliography -- Index.
Content:
"This rhetorical study of the persuasive practice of English Puritan preachers and writers demonstrates how they appeal to both reason and imagination in order to persuade their hearers and readers towards conversion, assurance of salvation and godly living. Examining works from a diverse range of preacher-writers such as William Perkins, Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter and John Bunyan, this book maps out continuities and contrasts in the theory and practice of persuasion. Tracing the emergence of Puritan allegory as an alternative, imaginative mode of rhetoric, it sheds new light on the paradoxical question of how allegories such as John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress came to be among the most significant contributions of Puritanism to the English literary canon, despite the suspicions of allegory and imagination that were endemic in Puritan culture. Concluding with reflections on how Milton deploys similar strategies to persuade his readers towards his idiosyncratic brand of godly faith, this book makes an original contribution to current scholarly conversations around the textual culture of Puritanism, the history of rhetoric, and the rhetorical character of theology."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350165151
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350165144
Additional Edition:
ISBN 135016514X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350165144
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781350165144
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350165175
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