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Realism and reserve : Charlotte Yonge and tractarian aesthtics

Verfasst von: Colón, Susan E.
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Wallingford: 2010 , 221-235 S.

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Einrichtung: Ariadne | Wien
Verfasst von: Colón, Susan E.
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Jahr: 2010
Sprache: Englisch
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Reserve was absolutely central to the Tractarian theological and aesthetic programme, and Yonge's position as a leading practitioner of Tractarian aesthetics demands that we understand the relationship of reserve to her realism. Some critics have assumed that realism is simply incommensurate with reserve, while others have reduced reserve to its psychological dimension. However, while John Keble's and Isaac Williams' complex discussions of reserve are well understood, it is clear that realism has distinct value for reserve both theologically and aesthetically. Yonge cannily exploited realism's potential both to practise and preach reserve. This essay reads The Pillars of the House (1873), especially the scene of the cathedral choral festival, to explore the unique power of Yonge's realism to instruct readers in the doctrine of reserve without violating reserve in doing so.
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