The Gospel According to Renan Reading, Writing, and Religion in Nineteenth-Century France |
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Author:
| Priest, Robert D. |
Series title: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-872875-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural.
A new and holistic interpretation of one of the non-fiction sensations of the nineteenth century, Ernest Renan's Life of Jesus, this volume demonstrates how Renan's controversial work intervened in a remarkable range of debates in nineteenth-century French cultural life: not merely religious, but also social, intellectual, and cultural.