CANUEL, MARK - Religion, Toleration, and British Writing 1790-1830

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0521815770; Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 2002, not a recent reprint. 9-1/4" Tall, VI + 317pp. Black boards, bright gold spine lettering. "Canuel examines the way that Romantic poets, novelists, and political writers criticized the traditional grounding of British political unity in religious conformity. He shows how a wide range of writers not only undermined the validity of religion in the British state, but also imagined a new, tolerant, and more organized mode of social inclusion. Canuel argues that these writers saw their works as political and literary commentaries on the extent and limits of religious toleration. His study throws new light on political history as well as the literature of the Romantic period. " ... Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index.. Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .