Michael Wheeler

St John and the Victorians

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An original study of the influence of the fourth Gospel on nineteenth-century British culture, art, scholarship, literature and music.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 418g
• ISBN-13: 9781107442450
• ISBN-10: 1107442451
• Artikelnr.: 41372751

Autorenporträt

Michael Wheeler is a Visiting Professor of English at the University of Southampton and an Honorary Professor of the Ruskin Library and Research Centre at Lancaster University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Evangelist, The Gospel, The Word: 1. The apostle of love: St John the Evangelist
2. 'The most marvellous enigma': the fourth gospel
3. The light of the word: incarnation
Part II. Interpretations and Representations: 4. Water into wine: the marriage at Cana
5. Living water: the woman at the well
6. Raising the dead: Lazarus of Bethany
7. 'Behold thy mother': at the foot of the cross
8. Touching the risen body: Mary Magdalene and Thomas
Afterword
Bibliography
Index.