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The Apocalypse in England

Revelation Unravelling, 1700–1834

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  • © 1997

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  1. Christopher Burdon
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Part of the book series: Studies in Literature and Religion (SLR)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 1-4

  3. A Book Resisting Interpretation

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 5-30

  4. Apocalypse and Reason

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 31-66

  5. Prophecy and Poetry

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 67-89

  6. Revelation and Revolution

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 90-133

  7. Coleridge and the Limits of Interpretation

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 134-173

  8. Rewriting Apocalypse: Shelley and Blake

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 174-208

  9. The Half-Unravelled Web

    • Christopher Burdon
    Pages 209-218

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 219-251
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The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. This study looks at English responses to it in political pamphlets and scholarly exegesis, in poetry and preaching and visual art. Those who set out to find enduring meaning in the book failed. Yet in the post-Christian re-writings of Revelation by Shelley and Blake, John's own dynamic of unveiling comes to life, subverting the structures of power and reading built on the visions of Patmos.

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CHRISTOPHER BURDON

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