The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Broadview Literary Texts)

Hogg, James

ISBN 10: 1551112264 / ISBN 13: 9781551112268

Edité par Broadview Press, 2001

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Synopsis :

Set in early eighteenth-century Scotland, James Hogg’s masterpiece is a brilliant psychological study of religious fanaticism and the power of evil. Led on by his sinister companion, Gil-Martin, Robert Wringhim commits a series of atrocious crimes. As the novel progresses, however, and the complexity of Wringhim’s mind is revealed, the reader begins to doubt whether Gil-Martin even exists.

This edition of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner places the work within the context of Calvinism, Scottish political and constitutional history, and early psychological theories of “double consciousness.” A wide-ranging introduction discusses the novel in relation to its setting as well as to the period in which it was composed.

À propos de l'auteur:

Adrian Hunter teaches in the Department of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. He has published on nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and American literature.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a ...
Éditeur : Broadview Press
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good