The Bible in the 19th Century: The Word and its Re-wordings in British Literature and Thought

At the end of her introduction to Parole biblique et inspiration littéraire, a collection of papers and articles about the influence of the Bible on Western and more particularly English literature, Solange Dayras expresses the wish: « Puisse ce recueil d’essais sur ‘Parole biblique et création littéraire’ être l’amorce d’autres études comparatives entre l’Écriture et diverses écritures ». Following on from the two LISA e-journal volumes devoted to “Re-Writings”, this issue is concerned with the analysis of the evolution of the relationship between “The Word and its Re-Wordings in 19th-Century British Literature and Thought” and originated in a seminar held at the University of Caen Basse-Normandie on 20th January 2006 under the aegis of the research group LSA (Littératures et Sociétés Anglophones), supplemented by a call for papers extended to authors from France and abroad...