Christopher Tolley examines the writing of biography in four Victorian families: the Macaulays, Stephens, Thorntons and Wilberforces. Their fathers had been memebers of the prominent group of evangelicals and philanthropists known as the Clapham sect, and their histories were shaped by a cultivated and demanding brand of evangelicalism, which left its mark even when the parental faith was lost. The family biographers celebrate this common legacy, testifying to the success of the evangelical movement in its campaign on behalf of domestic piety. The tradition of biography is given fact and form by the wealth of documentation produced within evangelical homes, to which later generations added their significant contribution. Dr Tolley draws extensively on unpublished material in the family archives, discusses the uses and conventions of nineteenth-century domestic biography, and explores its close relationship with other kinds of private family writing. The result is a fascinating account of the influence of evangelicalism upon eminent Victorians.
| ISBN: | 9780198206514 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 1997 |
| Author: | Christopher Assistant Master, Assistant Master, Winchester College Tolley |
| Publisher: | Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 304 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history Literary studies: general European history Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours Cultural studies |
Christopher Tolley examines the writing of biography in four Victorian families: the Macaulays, Stephens, Thorntons and Wilberforces. Their fathers had been memebers of the prominent group of evangelicals and philanthropists known as the Clapham sect, and their histories were shaped by a cultivated and demanding brand of evangelicalism, which left its mark even when the parental faith was lost. The family biographers celebrate this common legacy, testifying to the success of the evangelical movement in its campaign on behalf of domestic piety. The tradition of biography is given fact and form by the wealth of documentation produced within evangelical homes, to which later generations added their significant contribution. Dr Tolley draws extensively on unpublished material in the family archives, discusses the uses and conventions of nineteenth-century domestic biography, and explores its close relationship with other kinds of private family writing. The result is a fascinating account of the influence of evangelicalism upon eminent Victorians.
Domestic Biography features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, European history, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, Cultural studies
Domestic Biography is available in Hardback
Domestic Biography was written by Christopher Assistant Master, Assistant Master, Winchester College Tolley and published by Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press
Domestic Biography has 304 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford Historical Monographs series
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