TY - JOUR
T1 - A Catholic England
T2 - National Continuities and Disruptions in Robert Hugh Benson's The Dawn of All
AU - Shadurski, Maxim
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - The article examines Robert Hugh Benson's under-studied novel The Dawn of All (1911), which creates a seemingly utopian vision of a Catholic England. In the historical context of the expansion of the apparatus of the state, the novel does not herald the triumph of Catholicism in England; rather, it seeks to put off any reformist endeavours predicated on a leap of faith and involving failures of memory. Ultimately, Benson's novel indicates that any threat to the continuity of national identity is bound to fail, unless the powers of memory are usurped by those of faith.
AB - The article examines Robert Hugh Benson's under-studied novel The Dawn of All (1911), which creates a seemingly utopian vision of a Catholic England. In the historical context of the expansion of the apparatus of the state, the novel does not herald the triumph of Catholicism in England; rather, it seeks to put off any reformist endeavours predicated on a leap of faith and involving failures of memory. Ultimately, Benson's novel indicates that any threat to the continuity of national identity is bound to fail, unless the powers of memory are usurped by those of faith.
U2 - 10.5699/modelangrevi.107.3.0712
DO - 10.5699/modelangrevi.107.3.0712
M3 - Article
SN - 0026-7937
VL - 107
SP - 712
EP - 728
JO - Modern Language Review
JF - Modern Language Review
IS - 3
ER -