John Mason Neale and the Quest for Sobornost

by Leon Litvack

John Mason Neale (1818-1866), the famous Victorian divine, hymnologist, novelist, historian, and author of the carol "Good King Wenceslas," was also noted for his interest in ecumenism. This book traces Neale's interest in the Orthodox church, as expressed through his historical writings, translations of Greek hymns, and novels set in the Christian East. The work is based on a wide variety of manuscript and published sources for the subject, and demonstrates...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198263511
• ISBN13: 9780198263517
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"