The Publication and Reception of David Cranz's 1767 History of Greenland
Abstract Between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, religious books proportionally lost popularity while travel books became more popular. This paper examines a hybrid of these two genres, Protestant missionary monographs, through a detailed analysis of David Cranz's 1767 History of Green...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/library/13.4.457 2023-09-26T15:18:21+02:00 The Publication and Reception of David Cranz's 1767 History of Greenland Jensz, Felicity 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/library/13.4.457 http://academic.oup.com/library/article-pdf/13/4/457/34001931/457.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) The Library volume 13, issue 4, page 457-472 ISSN 1744-8581 0024-2160 Library and Information Sciences Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) journal-article 2012 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/library/13.4.457 2023-08-25T11:35:01Z Abstract Between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, religious books proportionally lost popularity while travel books became more popular. This paper examines a hybrid of these two genres, Protestant missionary monographs, through a detailed analysis of David Cranz's 1767 History of Greenland, including the rationale behind publishing the book; its translation from German into English; how it was used as a political tool to influence British foreign policy; and how the book was received by British literary critics and scientists. This analysis demonstrates how authorial intentions that the religious and secular components of Protestant Missionary literature be considered as parts of a whole produced confusion and tension in the secular reception of such books. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Oxford University Press (via Crossref) Greenland The Library 13 4 457 472 |
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Abstract Between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, religious books proportionally lost popularity while travel books became more popular. This paper examines a hybrid of these two genres, Protestant missionary monographs, through a detailed analysis of David Cranz's 1767 History of Greenland, including the rationale behind publishing the book; its translation from German into English; how it was used as a political tool to influence British foreign policy; and how the book was received by British literary critics and scientists. This analysis demonstrates how authorial intentions that the religious and secular components of Protestant Missionary literature be considered as parts of a whole produced confusion and tension in the secular reception of such books. |
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