{"product_id":"virginia-woolf-and-christian-culture-9781474454889","title":"Virginia Woolf and Christian Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReveals Virginia Woolf's interest in Christianity, its ideas and cultural artefacts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging study demonstrates that Woolf, despite her agnostic upbringing, was profoundly interested in, and knowledgeable about, Christianity as a faith and a socio-political movement. Jane de Gay provides a strongly contextual approach, first revealing the extent of the Christian influences on Woolf's upbringing, including an analysis of the far-reaching influence of the Clapham Sect, and then drawing attention to the importance of Christianity among Woolf's friends and associates. It shows that Woolf's awareness of the ongoing influence of Christian ideas and institutions informed her feminist critique of society in \u003cem\u003eThree Guineas\u003c\/em\u003e. The book sheds new light on works including \u003cem\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTo the Lighthouse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Waves\u003c\/em\u003e by revealing her fascination with the clergy, the Madonna, churches and cathedrals; her interest in the Bible as artefact and literary text; and her wrestling with questions about salvation and the nature of God. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the extent of Woolf's knowledge of Christianity and her interest in it \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents fresh readings of Woolf's works by throwing light on this neglected aspect of her thought \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a strongly contextual approach, looking at Woolf's engagement with contemporary religious debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the extent of the Christian influences on Woolf's upbringing, including an analysis of the far-reaching and multi-dimensional influence of the Clapham Sect\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes a wide-ranging and comprehensive approach to the topic, considering the social and political dimensions of religion as well as questions of spirituality and theology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16098409\"\u003eJane de Gay\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474454889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474454887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004290\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL006080\"\u003eBiblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004120\"\u003eEnglish, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane de Gay is Professor of English Literature at Leeds Trinity University and an Anglican priest. She is author of \u003ci\u003eVirginia Woolf's Novels and the Literary Past\u003c\/i\u003e (Edinburgh University Press, 2006). She is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eVirginia Woolf and Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e (Liverpool University Press, 2017) and \u003ci\u003eVoyages Out, Voyages Home: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Virginia Woolf Conference\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and a member of the editorial board of the \u003ci\u003eWoolf Studies Annual\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433110368493,"sku":"9781474454889","price":53.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d9052e80-ed2b-45ec-9ca4-613101c95d0f.jpg?v=1700056769","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/virginia-woolf-and-christian-culture-9781474454889","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}