Thesis
The imaginative exploitation of theological doctrines in the work of Leon Bloy (1846-1917)
- Abstract:
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The first section studies the history of the conflict of the Church and the French Republic which provides the political context of Bloy's work. It analyses the statements and forms of the early polemic articles in which he expressed his rejection of the mediocrity and banality of contemporary Republican society, from which religious idealism provided a refuge. Of the religious options available, Bloy rejected those which seemed to him no more than compromise with secular ideals - Liberal...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 1973
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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602329119 and 602329120
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:602329119
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Birkett, Jennifer
- Copyright date:
- 1973
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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