Browning and Dogma - Ethel M. Naish

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       Ethel M. Naish

      Browning and Dogma

      Seven Lectures on Browning's Attitude Towards Dogmatic Religion

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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      EAN 4064066127787

       SYNOPSIS

       ERRATA

       LECTURE I INTRODUCTORY, AND CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS

       LECTURE II CLEON

       LECTURE III BISHOP BLOUGRAM’S APOLOGY

       LECTURE IV CHRISTMAS EVE AND EASTER DAY (i)

       LECTURE V CHRISTMAS EVE AND EASTER DAY (ii)

       LECTURE VI CHRISTMAS EVE AND EASTER DAY (iii)

       LECTURE VII LA SAISIAZ

       INDEX

       Table of Contents

LECTURE I
Sources of Browning’s influence as a teacher.
Connection between the five poems of the Course.
Caliban upon Setebos—Origin of—Criticisms.
Characteristics of Caliban. Cf. Caliban of Shakespeare.
Analysis of Poem.
(i) Introductory (ll. 1-23).
(ii) Conception of Setebos.
(a) Place of abode (ll. 24-25).
(b) Creator of things animate and inanimate (ll. 26-55).
(c) Motives of Creation: self-gratification or wantonness (ll. 55-84, 170-199).
(d) Answer to prayers addressed by his creatures uncertain because result of caprice (ll. 85-97).
(e) Main characteristic—Power, irresponsible and capricious (ll. 98-126, 200-240).
(iii) “The Quiet” and Caliban’s estimate of evil (ll. 127-141, 246-249).
Other lines of thought relating to:
A. Doctrine of Sacrifice.
B. A Future Life.
C. Indirect suggestion of necessity of an Incarnation of the Deity arising from negative conditions ascribed to “the Quiet.”
LECTURE II
CLEON
Cleon. Cf. Caliban: (i) Dramatic change; (ii) point of contact.
Greek conception of life—Influences affecting Cleon.
Analysis of Poem.
I. Introductory and descriptive (ll. 1-42).
II. Varied attainments of Cleon indicative of progress of race through development of complexity of nature (ll. 43-157). Includes (ll. 115-126) Cleon’s conception of an Incarnation.
III. Answer to question of Protus, Is death the end to the man of thought as well as to the man of action? (ll. 158-323.)
Increase of happiness not necessarily accompaniment of fuller knowledge (ll. 181-272).
Fuller insight, attribute of artist-nature, rather productive of keener sense of loss in face of death (ll. 273-323). Cf. Old Pictures in Florence, etc.
IV. Hence arises conception of necessity to man of future life (ll. 323-335.)
V. Conclusion. With reference to current reports of Christianity. Cf. Cleon and Paul (ll. 336-353).
LECTURE III
BISHOP BLOUGRAM’S APOLOGY
Dramatic character of poem.
Connection with preceding poems.
Identity of Bishop Blougram—Browning’s treatment of subject—Criticisms discussed.
Indications of identity—A. External. B. Personal characteristics.
Analysis of Poem.
I. Epilogue (ll. 971-1014). How far is the Bishop serious in his assertions?
II. Introductory. Bishop and Critic (ll.

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