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Gothic history and Catholic enlightenment in the works of Charles Dodd (1672–1743)
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Glickman, Gabriel (2011) Gothic history and Catholic enlightenment in the works of Charles Dodd (1672–1743). The Historical Journal, Vol.54 (No.2). pp. 347-369. doi:10.1017/S0018246X11000057 ISSN 0018-246X.
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Abstract
The clergyman-scholar Charles Dodd used the study of the past to articulate a defence of the English Catholic community that enjoyed a rich legacy. His Church history proclaimed a vision of Catholic patriotism that appealed to the influence of medieval and Reformation history on contemporary religious debates, and informed the later push for civil emancipation. Dodd's work brought together two fashionable but seemingly contrary, historical sensibilities: grounded upon antiquarian recoveries of the gothic past, but shaped by a cosmopolitan spirit of ‘reason’ that drew upon continental reformist schools. Challenging the narratives forged through the Reformation, he pitched his works across a wide spectrum of English scholarly life, seeking dialogue with high-churchmen, constitutionalists, and supporters of religious toleration. But Dodd's later reputation as a herald of Catholic Enlightenment belied the controversies roused in his career. In delivering his view of history, Dodd was forced to suppress radical thoughts on the nature of English monarchy, stumbled into conflicts with fellow clergymen, and risked the taint of heresy with reflections upon the Holy See. Conceived to construct a new intellectual platform for his co-religionists within their national community, his works served inadvertently to reveal the complexity and fragility of English Catholic life.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Historical Journal | ||||
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0018-246X | ||||
| Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.54 | ||||
| Number: | No.2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 347-369 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0018246X11000057 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published |
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