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Godly and Righteous, Peevish and Perverse: Clergy and Religious in Literature and Letters
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(PUBEerdmans)Whether Geoffrey Chaucer's "Poor Parson" or Charles Lamb's "Gentlemen Scholar," Jane Austen's Mr. Collins or Oscar Wilde's Canon Chasuble, English literature paints an incredible assortment of memorable portraits of clerics---pious or worldly, noisy or reserved, admirable or absurd.
This anthology celebrates an enduring social figure: the holy (or not so
holy) man or woman of God. They are as varied as they are numerous:
they may be idle or diligent, rich or poor, adventurous, studious,
corrupt, fervent, petulant, domineering, wise, foolish, loveable or
detestable, ambitious or humble. The Reformation ushered in a new kind
of holy man - the married priest and we see these figures at home as
well as in their pulipts or about their parishes. Drawn from a thousand
years of literature and letters, this is a unique and thoroughly
enjoyable collection.267 pages, hardcover.
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