{"product_id":"strange-gods-love-and-idolatry-in-the-victorian-novel-9780367525125","title":"Strange Gods: Love and Idolatry in the Victorian Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe fear of human affection slipping into idolatry was a major concern in British Protestant culture during the nineteenth century. Strange Gods: Love and Idolatry in the Victorian Novel explores how this fear influenced the progress of romance in Victorian novels, highlighting how anxiety about adoring humans more than God overshadows and derails the progress of love. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the frequent assertions of the sanctity of love and marriage within British Protestant culture, a pervasive fear persisted that human affection could easily devolve into idolatry. Throughout the nineteenth century, a plethora of theological essays, sermons, hymns, didactic fiction, and poetry fervently exhorted the devout to remain vigilant, lest their hearts become ensnared by the allure of human love, leading them to worship the creature rather than the Creator. Strange Gods: Love and Idolatry in the Victorian Novel delves into the concerns that emerged within this broad interpretation of idolatry. In chapters dedicated to Charles Kingsley, Charlotte Brontë, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Hardy, this volume demonstrates that even ostensibly secular novels relentlessly reenact an ideological conflict between Protestant faith and human love. The pervasive anxiety about adoring humans more than God often overshadowed and occasionally derailed the progression of romance in Victorian novels. By exploring this anxiety and its narrative implications, Strange Gods unveils how a central Protestant belief exerts its influence over stories about love and marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 453g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367525125\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timothy L. Carens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44276694024442,"sku":"9780367525125","price":40.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1686327661075_book.jpg?v=1686566520","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/strange-gods-love-and-idolatry-in-the-victorian-novel-9780367525125","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}