An edition of The fringes of belief (2008)

The fringes of belief

English literature, ancient heresy, and the politics of freethinking, 1660-1760

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An edition of The fringes of belief (2008)

The fringes of belief

English literature, ancient heresy, and the politics of freethinking, 1660-1760

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Stanford University Press
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240

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Subjects

History, English literature, Free thought, History and criticism, Christianity and literature, Free thought in literature, English literature, history and criticism, 18th century, English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700

Places

England

Times

18th century, 17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700

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The fringes of belief: English literature, ancient heresy, and the politics of freethinking, 1660-1760
2008, Stanford University Press
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Fringes of Belief: English Literature, Ancient Heresy, and the Politics of Freethinking, 1660-1760
2008, Stanford University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction : literary culture, the classical past, and the rise of Restoration freethinking
Libertine precursors. Rochester, Blount, and the faith of unbelief
Behn, Fontenelle, and the cheats of revealed religion
Skepticism and piety. Swift's Tale of a tub and the anthropology of religion
Suspending disbelief : Swift, credulity, and the pious fraud
Conclusion : Pope's "Essay on man" and the afterlife of English freethinking.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
820.9/382
Library of Congress
PR445 .E45 2008, PR445

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Pagination
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Number of pages
240

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OL16699823M
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ISBN 13
9780804758772
LCCN
2008011777
OCLC/WorldCat
213480108
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6527838

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