Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
This chapter provides an insight into the career of John Murray prior to his association with Byron. It describes the establishment of the firm by the first John Murray and the difficulties faced by ...
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This chapter provides an insight into the career of John Murray prior to his association with Byron. It describes the establishment of the firm by the first John Murray and the difficulties faced by his son as he assumed control of the family business. Murray’s character, his entrepreneurial skill, and his ambition as a bookseller and publisher re the primary focus of this chapter. It also discusses the establishment and publication of The Quarterly Review.Less
This chapter provides an insight into the career of John Murray prior to his association with Byron. It describes the establishment of the firm by the first John Murray and the difficulties faced by his son as he assumed control of the family business. Murray’s character, his entrepreneurial skill, and his ambition as a bookseller and publisher re the primary focus of this chapter. It also discusses the establishment and publication of The Quarterly Review.
Mark Bosco and David Stagaman (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823228089
- eISBN:
- 9780823236954
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823228089.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
Three of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century—Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner—were all born in 1904, at the height of the Catholic Church's most ...
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Three of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century—Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner—were all born in 1904, at the height of the Catholic Church's most militant rhetoric against all things modern. In this culture of suspicion, Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner grew in faith to join the Society of Jesus and struggled with the burden of antimodernist policies in their formation. By the time of their mature work in the 1950s and 1960s, they had helped to redefine the critical dialogue between modern thought and contemporary Catholic theology. After the détente of the Second Vatican Council, they brought Catholic tradition into a closer relationship to modern philosophy, history, and politics. The original chapters in this book celebrate the legacies of Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner after a century of theological development. Offering a broad range of perspectives on their lives and works, the chapters blend personal and anecdotal accounts with incisive critical appraisals. Together, they offer an insight into the distinctive character of three great thinkers and how their work shapes the way Catholics think and talk about God, Church, and State.Less
Three of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century—Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner—were all born in 1904, at the height of the Catholic Church's most militant rhetoric against all things modern. In this culture of suspicion, Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner grew in faith to join the Society of Jesus and struggled with the burden of antimodernist policies in their formation. By the time of their mature work in the 1950s and 1960s, they had helped to redefine the critical dialogue between modern thought and contemporary Catholic theology. After the détente of the Second Vatican Council, they brought Catholic tradition into a closer relationship to modern philosophy, history, and politics. The original chapters in this book celebrate the legacies of Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner after a century of theological development. Offering a broad range of perspectives on their lives and works, the chapters blend personal and anecdotal accounts with incisive critical appraisals. Together, they offer an insight into the distinctive character of three great thinkers and how their work shapes the way Catholics think and talk about God, Church, and State.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0005
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
This chapter describes the relationship between Byron and John Murray during Byron’s ‘years of fame’, years characterised by massive commercial success and popularity. Murray acquired fashionable new ...
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This chapter describes the relationship between Byron and John Murray during Byron’s ‘years of fame’, years characterised by massive commercial success and popularity. Murray acquired fashionable new premises in Albemarle Street and Byron, while writing prolifically, began to seriously worry that he was writing too much. The chapter discusses the unusual friendship between Murray and Lady Caroline Lamb and examines contemporary reviews which chastised Byron for his rapidity of composition. The chapter focuses specifically on Byron’s ‘Eastern Tales’, with special attention paid to The Giaour.Less
This chapter describes the relationship between Byron and John Murray during Byron’s ‘years of fame’, years characterised by massive commercial success and popularity. Murray acquired fashionable new premises in Albemarle Street and Byron, while writing prolifically, began to seriously worry that he was writing too much. The chapter discusses the unusual friendship between Murray and Lady Caroline Lamb and examines contemporary reviews which chastised Byron for his rapidity of composition. The chapter focuses specifically on Byron’s ‘Eastern Tales’, with special attention paid to The Giaour.
Richard Barrios
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780195377347
- eISBN:
- 9780199864577
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195377347.003.0008
- Subject:
- Music, Popular
Another distinctive trend was the all-star revue film, as produced by most of the major studios. Each would serve as a guidepost to its company's reigning aesthetic as it addressed the new world of ...
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Another distinctive trend was the all-star revue film, as produced by most of the major studios. Each would serve as a guidepost to its company's reigning aesthetic as it addressed the new world of sound films. With The Hollywood Revue, MGM triumphed through a wise use of stars and production knowhow. With Show of Shows, Warner Bros. failed through a misspent budget and indifferent material. While Fox's Happy Days was tepid, Paramount on Parade was witty and resourceful. Universal's King of Jazz, by far the most spectacular of the revues, found artistic success at the expense of diminished audience favor. Seldom, after 1930, would such work ever be tried again.Less
Another distinctive trend was the all-star revue film, as produced by most of the major studios. Each would serve as a guidepost to its company's reigning aesthetic as it addressed the new world of sound films. With The Hollywood Revue, MGM triumphed through a wise use of stars and production knowhow. With Show of Shows, Warner Bros. failed through a misspent budget and indifferent material. While Fox's Happy Days was tepid, Paramount on Parade was witty and resourceful. Universal's King of Jazz, by far the most spectacular of the revues, found artistic success at the expense of diminished audience favor. Seldom, after 1930, would such work ever be tried again.
Innes M. Keighren, Charles W. J. Withers, and Bill Bell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780226429533
- eISBN:
- 9780226233574
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226233574.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
The heightened presence from the later eighteenth century of travel publishing as a distinctive genre was coincident with the emergence of greater literacy in Britain, the development of a literary ...
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The heightened presence from the later eighteenth century of travel publishing as a distinctive genre was coincident with the emergence of greater literacy in Britain, the development of a literary marketplace, and a recognition by publishers of the need to develop a clear strategy with respect to the publication of travel and exploration. The house of Murray at first moved only slowly in publishing accounts of overseas travel and exploration, many of its works before 1800 being co-published with other London firms. Its first ventures in this respect—in 1773 with Sydney Parkinson’s narrative, and in 1782 with a book of Indian travels by William Macintosh—are examined for what they reveal about the key issues of authorial credibility, truth in the narrative’s content, and style in the language. After 1815, as opportunities for overseas exploration opened up, and under the direction of John Murray II, with the assistance of John Barrow, Second Secretary to the British Admiralty, the house of Murray developed a clear focus on the quality of its publications in this field. This was continued and developed under John Murray III. The evolution of the explorer-author took place in association with the evolution of the Murray firm.Less
The heightened presence from the later eighteenth century of travel publishing as a distinctive genre was coincident with the emergence of greater literacy in Britain, the development of a literary marketplace, and a recognition by publishers of the need to develop a clear strategy with respect to the publication of travel and exploration. The house of Murray at first moved only slowly in publishing accounts of overseas travel and exploration, many of its works before 1800 being co-published with other London firms. Its first ventures in this respect—in 1773 with Sydney Parkinson’s narrative, and in 1782 with a book of Indian travels by William Macintosh—are examined for what they reveal about the key issues of authorial credibility, truth in the narrative’s content, and style in the language. After 1815, as opportunities for overseas exploration opened up, and under the direction of John Murray II, with the assistance of John Barrow, Second Secretary to the British Admiralty, the house of Murray developed a clear focus on the quality of its publications in this field. This was continued and developed under John Murray III. The evolution of the explorer-author took place in association with the evolution of the Murray firm.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0009
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
The introduction to this book discusses the prevailing view of the unique relationship in Romantic Literature between Byron and John Murray. It offers a brief overview of attitudes towards ...
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The introduction to this book discusses the prevailing view of the unique relationship in Romantic Literature between Byron and John Murray. It offers a brief overview of attitudes towards booksellers and publishers in the 18th century and argues that this perception was highly influential among later authors. It also interrogates the distinction between the terms ‘publisher’ and ‘bookseller’ and demonstrates the significance of this distinction as it relates to John Murray. The introduction concludes by providing a short overview of the content of the book.Less
The introduction to this book discusses the prevailing view of the unique relationship in Romantic Literature between Byron and John Murray. It offers a brief overview of attitudes towards booksellers and publishers in the 18th century and argues that this perception was highly influential among later authors. It also interrogates the distinction between the terms ‘publisher’ and ‘bookseller’ and demonstrates the significance of this distinction as it relates to John Murray. The introduction concludes by providing a short overview of the content of the book.
Mary O'Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
Byron and John Murray: A Poet and His Publisher is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a ...
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Byron and John Murray: A Poet and His Publisher is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a paradox of Byron’s literary career that the liberal poet was published by a conservative publishing house. It is less of a paradox when, as this book illustrates, we see John Murray as a competitive, innovative publisher who understood how to deal with his most famous author. The book begins by charting the early years of Murray’s success prior to the publication of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, and describes Byron’s early engagement with the literary marketplace. The book describes in detail how Byron became one of Murray’s authors, before documenting the success of their commercial association and the eventual and protracted disintegration of their relationship. Byron wrote more letters to John Murray than anyone else and their correspondence represents a fascinating dialogue on the nature of Byron’s poetry, and particularly the nature of his fame. It is the central argument of this book that Byron’s ambivalent attitude towards professional writing and popular literature can be illuminated through an understanding of his relationship with John Murray.Less
Byron and John Murray: A Poet and His Publisher is the first comprehensive account of the relationship between Byron and the man who published his poetry for over ten years. It is commonly seen as a paradox of Byron’s literary career that the liberal poet was published by a conservative publishing house. It is less of a paradox when, as this book illustrates, we see John Murray as a competitive, innovative publisher who understood how to deal with his most famous author. The book begins by charting the early years of Murray’s success prior to the publication of Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, and describes Byron’s early engagement with the literary marketplace. The book describes in detail how Byron became one of Murray’s authors, before documenting the success of their commercial association and the eventual and protracted disintegration of their relationship. Byron wrote more letters to John Murray than anyone else and their correspondence represents a fascinating dialogue on the nature of Byron’s poetry, and particularly the nature of his fame. It is the central argument of this book that Byron’s ambivalent attitude towards professional writing and popular literature can be illuminated through an understanding of his relationship with John Murray.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0006
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
This chapter explores the impact of Byron’s exile on his professional and personal relationship with John Murray. Murray was a notoriously indolent correspondent and his failure to write regularly to ...
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This chapter explores the impact of Byron’s exile on his professional and personal relationship with John Murray. Murray was a notoriously indolent correspondent and his failure to write regularly to Byron caused the poet much anxiety. The chapter examines the third canto of Childe Harold as a meditation on fame and literary reputation, and highlights the significance of Byron’s meeting with Percy Bysshe Shelley.Less
This chapter explores the impact of Byron’s exile on his professional and personal relationship with John Murray. Murray was a notoriously indolent correspondent and his failure to write regularly to Byron caused the poet much anxiety. The chapter examines the third canto of Childe Harold as a meditation on fame and literary reputation, and highlights the significance of Byron’s meeting with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0007
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
The final chapter documents the disintegration of Byron and John Murray’s literary relationship. It describes the publication of Don Juan and exonerates Murray from the charge of being completely ...
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The final chapter documents the disintegration of Byron and John Murray’s literary relationship. It describes the publication of Don Juan and exonerates Murray from the charge of being completely opposed to the poem. The chapter focuses on the significance of Murray’s choice to publish the poem without his name, and the consequent effect on Byron, who felt disowned by his publisher of almost ten years.Less
The final chapter documents the disintegration of Byron and John Murray’s literary relationship. It describes the publication of Don Juan and exonerates Murray from the charge of being completely opposed to the poem. The chapter focuses on the significance of Murray’s choice to publish the poem without his name, and the consequent effect on Byron, who felt disowned by his publisher of almost ten years.
Michael J. Schuck
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823228089
- eISBN:
- 9780823236954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823228089.003.0006
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
John Courtney Murray had a profound understanding of where he was—and the story behind it. Born of Irish and Scottish immigrants in 1904, Murray had a vivid, first- generation knowledge of the ...
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John Courtney Murray had a profound understanding of where he was—and the story behind it. Born of Irish and Scottish immigrants in 1904, Murray had a vivid, first- generation knowledge of the American immigrant saga and the religious world of Roman Catholicism. This chapter highlights the important relationship between Murray's consciousness of the American proposition and the Murray family's own immigrant roots in New York City. It gives us a unique perspective on how the lived experience of the Catholic immigrant story of America—with its accounts of freedom, courage, and hard work—nurtured the ground from which Murray builds his understanding of a public theology. It argues that the pillars of Murray's theology focused on an immigrant's vision: human freedom, the courage to open up to genuine dialogue, and the hard work it would take to maintain it.Less
John Courtney Murray had a profound understanding of where he was—and the story behind it. Born of Irish and Scottish immigrants in 1904, Murray had a vivid, first- generation knowledge of the American immigrant saga and the religious world of Roman Catholicism. This chapter highlights the important relationship between Murray's consciousness of the American proposition and the Murray family's own immigrant roots in New York City. It gives us a unique perspective on how the lived experience of the Catholic immigrant story of America—with its accounts of freedom, courage, and hard work—nurtured the ground from which Murray builds his understanding of a public theology. It argues that the pillars of Murray's theology focused on an immigrant's vision: human freedom, the courage to open up to genuine dialogue, and the hard work it would take to maintain it.
Justin D. Livingstone
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780719095320
- eISBN:
- 9781781707951
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719095320.003.0002
- Subject:
- History, European Early Modern History
The second chapter considers Livingstone’s own self-representation in the best-selling travelogue, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Despite being one of the most celebrated ...
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The second chapter considers Livingstone’s own self-representation in the best-selling travelogue, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Despite being one of the most celebrated Victorian travel texts, the book has received little critical attention. Treating the text as a mechanism of self-projection, the chapter discusses the narrative strategies by which Livingstone cultivated his public image. The body of letters between Livingstone and his publisher, John Murray, is central to the argument. Through this correspondence Missionary Travels is revealed to be a censored text, subject to a process of ‘impression management’. Livingstone’s editing practices become clearer when the published version of the book is compared to the original handwritten manuscript. While this manuscript has been routinely overlooked in Livingstone scholarship, it contains significant variations to the print version. Most importantly, Livingstone had originally included a protracted critique of the Cape-Xhosa wars. Engaging in counterfactual speculation, we might surmise that his posthumous reputation could have been rather different had he not excised this powerful extract. Yet, even as it stands in its published version, Missionary Travels should be considered a highly complex text and one that cannot be unproblematically categorised as imperialist.Less
The second chapter considers Livingstone’s own self-representation in the best-selling travelogue, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Despite being one of the most celebrated Victorian travel texts, the book has received little critical attention. Treating the text as a mechanism of self-projection, the chapter discusses the narrative strategies by which Livingstone cultivated his public image. The body of letters between Livingstone and his publisher, John Murray, is central to the argument. Through this correspondence Missionary Travels is revealed to be a censored text, subject to a process of ‘impression management’. Livingstone’s editing practices become clearer when the published version of the book is compared to the original handwritten manuscript. While this manuscript has been routinely overlooked in Livingstone scholarship, it contains significant variations to the print version. Most importantly, Livingstone had originally included a protracted critique of the Cape-Xhosa wars. Engaging in counterfactual speculation, we might surmise that his posthumous reputation could have been rather different had he not excised this powerful extract. Yet, even as it stands in its published version, Missionary Travels should be considered a highly complex text and one that cannot be unproblematically categorised as imperialist.
Jason Thompson
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774162879
- eISBN:
- 9781617970214
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774162879.003.0016
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
Private problems did not prevent Lane from working. He was indeed busy, for this was when he submitted the second draft of Description of Egypt to the publishing firm of John Murray. It was founded ...
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Private problems did not prevent Lane from working. He was indeed busy, for this was when he submitted the second draft of Description of Egypt to the publishing firm of John Murray. It was founded in 1768 by the first John Murray. It had steadily risen in status under John Murray II, the publisher of Byron, Austen, and many other renowned literary figures. Murray invited Lane during the last week of March 1831, for an interview in his famous drawing room at Albemarle Street, where he had received so many great writers. The Murray archives contain no record of the firm's negotiations with Lane, so the single source is a letter of several years later from Lane to John Murray III in which Lane would have presented his case in the best possible light, but there is no reason to doubt his general accuracy.Less
Private problems did not prevent Lane from working. He was indeed busy, for this was when he submitted the second draft of Description of Egypt to the publishing firm of John Murray. It was founded in 1768 by the first John Murray. It had steadily risen in status under John Murray II, the publisher of Byron, Austen, and many other renowned literary figures. Murray invited Lane during the last week of March 1831, for an interview in his famous drawing room at Albemarle Street, where he had received so many great writers. The Murray archives contain no record of the firm's negotiations with Lane, so the single source is a letter of several years later from Lane to John Murray III in which Lane would have presented his case in the best possible light, but there is no reason to doubt his general accuracy.
Leon Hooper
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823228089
- eISBN:
- 9780823236954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823228089.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
This chapter uses the biblical exhortation, “love your enemies”, to illustrate John Courtney Murray's spiritual and intellectual journey. It shows how Murray grew deeper in his Catholic tradition ...
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This chapter uses the biblical exhortation, “love your enemies”, to illustrate John Courtney Murray's spiritual and intellectual journey. It shows how Murray grew deeper in his Catholic tradition before having to transcend and transform the limitations of that tradition in order to enter genuine dialogue with the world. The chapter notes that “while Murray never wrote much on loving one's enemies, he did have a clearly identifiable enemies list”. It takes us through Murray's list—the idea of Americanism, the professors and administrators at the Catholic University of America (who helped to silence him), American Protestants in general, and atheists in particular. The chapter describes Murray's “hatred” toward Protestants and atheists, how his own Catholic tradition consciously and unconsciously fostered that hatred, and how he found hidden in that tradition a way to “bear the cross” of others and come to love his enemies.Less
This chapter uses the biblical exhortation, “love your enemies”, to illustrate John Courtney Murray's spiritual and intellectual journey. It shows how Murray grew deeper in his Catholic tradition before having to transcend and transform the limitations of that tradition in order to enter genuine dialogue with the world. The chapter notes that “while Murray never wrote much on loving one's enemies, he did have a clearly identifiable enemies list”. It takes us through Murray's list—the idea of Americanism, the professors and administrators at the Catholic University of America (who helped to silence him), American Protestants in general, and atheists in particular. The chapter describes Murray's “hatred” toward Protestants and atheists, how his own Catholic tradition consciously and unconsciously fostered that hatred, and how he found hidden in that tradition a way to “bear the cross” of others and come to love his enemies.
Amanda B. Moniz
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- June 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190240356
- eISBN:
- 9780190240387
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190240356.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century, British and Irish Early Modern History
Chapter 3 turns to the transatlantic civil war that was the American Revolution. The conflict disrupted lives on both sides of the Atlantic and relationships across it. Facing a crisis of community, ...
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Chapter 3 turns to the transatlantic civil war that was the American Revolution. The conflict disrupted lives on both sides of the Atlantic and relationships across it. Facing a crisis of community, Britons reckoned during the war with conceptions of moral obligation through charity and through novels such as Samuel Jackson Pratt’s Emma Corbett. Out of the confusion came an astonishing effort to extend charity on a universal basis. Led by John Murray, an itinerant Scotsman with a far-flung family, the Society of Universal Good-will of Norwich, England, sought to extend its care from hundreds of foreigners in Norwich to thousands of needy migrants around the world. Murray’s experiment was prompted by his concern to heal the divisions in the Atlantic family and in his own, but his centralized approach to global philanthropy failed. The universal aspirations of the Society of Universal Good-will, however, presaged the postwar direction of charity.Less
Chapter 3 turns to the transatlantic civil war that was the American Revolution. The conflict disrupted lives on both sides of the Atlantic and relationships across it. Facing a crisis of community, Britons reckoned during the war with conceptions of moral obligation through charity and through novels such as Samuel Jackson Pratt’s Emma Corbett. Out of the confusion came an astonishing effort to extend charity on a universal basis. Led by John Murray, an itinerant Scotsman with a far-flung family, the Society of Universal Good-will of Norwich, England, sought to extend its care from hundreds of foreigners in Norwich to thousands of needy migrants around the world. Murray’s experiment was prompted by his concern to heal the divisions in the Atlantic family and in his own, but his centralized approach to global philanthropy failed. The universal aspirations of the Society of Universal Good-will, however, presaged the postwar direction of charity.
Christopher D. Denny
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780823254002
- eISBN:
- 9780823261154
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823254002.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Christopher Denny explores some of the early writings of the American Catholic theologian John Courtney Murray, better known for his later contributions to the Second Vatican Council. Locating Murray ...
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Christopher Denny explores some of the early writings of the American Catholic theologian John Courtney Murray, better known for his later contributions to the Second Vatican Council. Locating Murray amongst other theoretical writers on Catholic Action, Denny demonstrates how Murray offered a reading of lay empowerment that did not succumb to the temptation to embrace materialism or negative liberty, but continued to affirm the freedoms of laypeople within a Catholic frame of reference.Less
Christopher Denny explores some of the early writings of the American Catholic theologian John Courtney Murray, better known for his later contributions to the Second Vatican Council. Locating Murray amongst other theoretical writers on Catholic Action, Denny demonstrates how Murray offered a reading of lay empowerment that did not succumb to the temptation to embrace materialism or negative liberty, but continued to affirm the freedoms of laypeople within a Catholic frame of reference.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0003
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
This chapter provides a comprehensive account of how Byron became one of John Murray’s authors. It describes the crucial role played by Byron’s distant relation and self-appointed literary agent ...
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This chapter provides a comprehensive account of how Byron became one of John Murray’s authors. It describes the crucial role played by Byron’s distant relation and self-appointed literary agent Robert Charles Dallas, and demonstrates the difficulty Byron faced in choosing whether to persist with the publication of satirical works with James Cawthorn, or to switch publishers and move to John Murray.Less
This chapter provides a comprehensive account of how Byron became one of John Murray’s authors. It describes the crucial role played by Byron’s distant relation and self-appointed literary agent Robert Charles Dallas, and demonstrates the difficulty Byron faced in choosing whether to persist with the publication of satirical works with James Cawthorn, or to switch publishers and move to John Murray.
Mary O’Connell
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781781381335
- eISBN:
- 9781781384916
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781781381335.003.0008
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature
The conclusion to this book continues the discussion of Don Juan from the previous chapter and suggests that the poem is an inverted mirror of Childe Harold in terms of their relation to John Murray. ...
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The conclusion to this book continues the discussion of Don Juan from the previous chapter and suggests that the poem is an inverted mirror of Childe Harold in terms of their relation to John Murray. The book concludes that while they poems are emblematic of the beginning and end of Byron and Murray’s relationship, for Byron they are also emblematic of the distinction between popularity and lasting fame. The conclusion of the book, as a whole, is to argue for the significance of John Murray as an important figure in Byron’s career.Less
The conclusion to this book continues the discussion of Don Juan from the previous chapter and suggests that the poem is an inverted mirror of Childe Harold in terms of their relation to John Murray. The book concludes that while they poems are emblematic of the beginning and end of Byron and Murray’s relationship, for Byron they are also emblematic of the distinction between popularity and lasting fame. The conclusion of the book, as a whole, is to argue for the significance of John Murray as an important figure in Byron’s career.
Mark Bosco
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823228089
- eISBN:
- 9780823236954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823228089.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
This book contains a collection of chapters on the theological vision of three of the greatest Jesuit thinkers of the twentieth century: Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner. These ...
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This book contains a collection of chapters on the theological vision of three of the greatest Jesuit thinkers of the twentieth century: Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner. These thinkers were influential in bringing to fruition—or deliberatively extending—the rhetorical and methodological style of the Second Vatican Council. It might be said that to understand the past forty years of Catholic theology one must understand the contribution of these men. Interestingly, they were each born in 1904 during the height of the Catholic Church's most militant, agonistic rhetoric against all things modern. Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner were also loyal sons of St. Ignatius of Loyola. They shared a certain Jesuit style encapsulated in the motto “finding God in all things”. Whether in the form of Lonergan's theological method, in Murray's reasoned defense of religious liberty, or in Rahner's countless theological investigations into Catholic doctrine and practice, each contributed to the Catholic renaissance encapsulated in the Second Vatican Council's aggiornamento, the “bringing up to date” of the ancient truths of Christian faith.Less
This book contains a collection of chapters on the theological vision of three of the greatest Jesuit thinkers of the twentieth century: Bernard Lonergan, John Courtney Murray, and Karl Rahner. These thinkers were influential in bringing to fruition—or deliberatively extending—the rhetorical and methodological style of the Second Vatican Council. It might be said that to understand the past forty years of Catholic theology one must understand the contribution of these men. Interestingly, they were each born in 1904 during the height of the Catholic Church's most militant, agonistic rhetoric against all things modern. Lonergan, Murray, and Rahner were also loyal sons of St. Ignatius of Loyola. They shared a certain Jesuit style encapsulated in the motto “finding God in all things”. Whether in the form of Lonergan's theological method, in Murray's reasoned defense of religious liberty, or in Rahner's countless theological investigations into Catholic doctrine and practice, each contributed to the Catholic renaissance encapsulated in the Second Vatican Council's aggiornamento, the “bringing up to date” of the ancient truths of Christian faith.
Thomas Hughson
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- March 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823228089
- eISBN:
- 9780823236954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fso/9780823228089.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
This chapter explores John Courtney Murray's relationship between the American experience and the legacy of Roman Catholic political thought. It first shows how Murray's Catholic, natural-law style ...
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This chapter explores John Courtney Murray's relationship between the American experience and the legacy of Roman Catholic political thought. It first shows how Murray's Catholic, natural-law style of moral theology overlapped with the Enlightenment deism of the Founding Fathers. What Murray foregrounded through both his scholarship and his participation at the Second Vatican Council was the richness of the Anglo-American legacy of constitutionalism, a legacy seemingly unknown to the Catholic world of Latin Europe and certainly missing from Leo XIII's 1901 encyclical Graves de Communi Re on Christian democracy. The chapter argues that it is time to retrieve Murray's vision for the Catholic Church today, especially in terms of the relationship between church and state, and the distinction of the moral and legal orders that must be weighed in a pluralistic state. Murray believed that conscience should always be protected in this tension, not because freedom is its own reward, but because conscience is the point where the gospel and political life meet and interact.Less
This chapter explores John Courtney Murray's relationship between the American experience and the legacy of Roman Catholic political thought. It first shows how Murray's Catholic, natural-law style of moral theology overlapped with the Enlightenment deism of the Founding Fathers. What Murray foregrounded through both his scholarship and his participation at the Second Vatican Council was the richness of the Anglo-American legacy of constitutionalism, a legacy seemingly unknown to the Catholic world of Latin Europe and certainly missing from Leo XIII's 1901 encyclical Graves de Communi Re on Christian democracy. The chapter argues that it is time to retrieve Murray's vision for the Catholic Church today, especially in terms of the relationship between church and state, and the distinction of the moral and legal orders that must be weighed in a pluralistic state. Murray believed that conscience should always be protected in this tension, not because freedom is its own reward, but because conscience is the point where the gospel and political life meet and interact.
Edward William Lane
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- January 2012
- ISBN:
- 9789774245251
- eISBN:
- 9781617970160
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774245251.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Middle Eastern Studies
This text here contains a hitherto unpublished work by the great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane (1801–76), a name known to almost everyone in all the many fields of Middle ...
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This text here contains a hitherto unpublished work by the great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane (1801–76), a name known to almost everyone in all the many fields of Middle East studies. Lane was the author of a number of highly influential works: An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (1836), his translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1839–41), selections from the Kur-an (1843), and the Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93). Yet one of his greatest works was never published: after years of labor and despite an enthusiastic reception by the publishing firm of John Murray in 1831, publication of his first book, this book, was delayed and eventually dropped, mainly for financial reasons. The manuscript was sold to the British Library by Lane's widow in 1891, and has only now been salvaged for publication by Dr. Jason Thompson, nearly 170 years after its completion. This enormously important book takes the form of a journey through Egypt from north to south, with descriptions of all the ancient monuments and contemporary life that Lane explored along the way.Less
This text here contains a hitherto unpublished work by the great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane (1801–76), a name known to almost everyone in all the many fields of Middle East studies. Lane was the author of a number of highly influential works: An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (1836), his translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1839–41), selections from the Kur-an (1843), and the Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93). Yet one of his greatest works was never published: after years of labor and despite an enthusiastic reception by the publishing firm of John Murray in 1831, publication of his first book, this book, was delayed and eventually dropped, mainly for financial reasons. The manuscript was sold to the British Library by Lane's widow in 1891, and has only now been salvaged for publication by Dr. Jason Thompson, nearly 170 years after its completion. This enormously important book takes the form of a journey through Egypt from north to south, with descriptions of all the ancient monuments and contemporary life that Lane explored along the way.
