Table of Contents

Introduction, Gavin Hopps, Jane Stabler; Chapter 1 Approaching the Unapproached Light, Jonathon Shears; Chapter 2 Cowper Prospects, Vincent Newey; Chapter 3 ‘Je sais bien, mais quand même …’, Gavin Hopps; Chapter 4 Catholic Contagion, Timothy Webb; Chapter 5 ‘Sacrifice and Offering Thou Didst Not Desire’, Peter Cochran; Chapter 6 ‘I was Bred a Moderate Presbyterian’, Christine Kenyon Jones; Chapter 7 Byron’s Confessional Pilgrimage, Alan Rawes; Chapter 8 Words and the Word, Richard Cronin; Chapter 9 ‘Why Should I Speak?’, Tony Howe; Chapter 10 Byron’s Monk-y Business, Edward Burns; Chapter 11 ‘A Fine Excess’, Corinna Russell; Chapter 12 ‘Until Death Tramples It to Fragments’, Arthur Bradley; Chapter 13 Sacred Art and Profane Poets, Jane Stabler; Chapter 14 ‘The Death of Satan’, Michael O’Neill;

About the Author

Gavin Hopps is Academic Fellow in the School of Divinity, University of St Andews, UK. Jane Stabler is Reader in Romanticism in the School of English, University of St Andrews, UK. Jonathon Shears, Vincent Newey, Gavin Hopps, Timothy Webb, Peter Cochran, Christine Kenyon Jones, Alan Rawes, Richard Cronin, Tony Howe, Edward Burns, Corinna Russell, Arthur Bradley, Jane Stabler, Michael O'Neill.

Reviews

'A stimulating and informative collection that examines a wide range of writers and texts from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives. Essential reading for anyone interested in the relationships between literature, religion and theology in the Romantic period and beyond'. Simon Bainbridge, Lancaster University '... the volume comprises mostly lucid (and excellent) essays... a worthwhile effort. Recommended.' Choice ’Romanticism and Religion is testimony to a formidable literary critic whose dextrous intellectual pursuits have effectively established the legacy upon which this volume stands by marrying the religious with the literary in ever-fruitful, ever-insightful ways. After all, what is impressive about this volume is not just the breadth and scope of its individual contributions, but the way that, as a collection, it also manages to embrace and develop an active and stimulating debate across and between the wide-ranging views and arguments of its contributors. In this sense, the spirit of Bernard Beatty's critical acuity, indeed of the mind of the man himself, breathes in this book's pages, and promises a future of scholarly inspiration.’ Byron Journal ’This book is an important addition to Ashgate's Nineteenth Century series, containing critical and theoretical discussion of Romanticism and its relationship with Religion... a worthy contribution to the field of Romantic studies, and will instigate and inspire continued debate on the subject for some time to come.’ Romantic Textualities ’...it is refreshing to see theological and literary nuances examined in the light of the multifaceted religious thought that informs both Romanticism and postmodernity, rather than elided in the name of an obligatory materialism.’ BARS Bulletin