The Journal (Penguin Classics S.) - Softcover

Fox, George; Smith, Nigel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140433996 ISBN 13: 9780140433999

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

THE JOURNAL, initially dictated to his stepson-in-law when they were both imprisoned in the mid-1670s, combines burning rage against social injustice and a visionary sense of God 'rising' through all creation, with a forthright account of his own persecution and suffering. Written in a style which, in some respects, anticipates the work of James Joyce and the other great modernists, it is, as Nigel Smith writes in his stimulating introduction, not only 'a classic of spiritual and autobiographical writing' but 'an important literary achievement in its own right.' For this new edition, Nigel Smith has 'cleaned up' a difficult text to enhance the coherence of the main narrative, while retaining the immediacy and excitement of the original.

About this title

Synopsis:

George Fox was the founder of the Society of Friends, and his journal, written during his incarceration, is the central document of Quakerism. This book, written in a style of simplicity and lucidity, describes Fox's religious conversion, his visions, and the persecution of the early Quakers. This is an edited and annotated edition of the journals, incorporating a wide range of recent discoveries about the early history of Quakerism, which has considerable bearing on the way Fox's book was posthumously asssembled.

About the Author:

George Fox (1624-91) was co-founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers. He was a magnetic preacher and attracted a large following. He travelled widely to the New World and Holland where he preached the doctrine of the Inner Light of Christ.
Dr Nigel Smith is a fellow and tutor at Keble College, Oxford and he has published widely in radical writing from the 17th century; his books include an edition of Ranter prose.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0140433996
• ISBN 13: 9780140433999
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 576