The Defence of Georgian Britain: The Anti-Jacobite Sermon, 1715–1746

Caudle, James J.

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“…61 Divine reward would follow moments of national contrition. 62 It was also usual for this genre to make more frequent reference to external events than other occasional sermons, so there were expectations that the preacher would channel the politico-religious mores of their patrons. And for a preacher of Sterne's abilities, they also provided opportunity for the exploration of the emotive quality of the subject matter.…”

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Patronage, Performance, and Reputation in Sterne’s Early Clerical Career, 1737–1742

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Whereas current research into Sterne’s life chiefly seeks to explore the connective sinews of the author’s social networks at the height of his literary fame, this essay argues that new pathways for investigating Sterne’s formative years can be discovered through the re-examination of his early clerical career. Whilst Sterne is usually treated as the focal subject when looking at the Church in York, the completion of an extensive historical investigation into Lancelot Blackburne’s archiepiscopate (1724–1743) has made it possible to reinsert him into a refreshed historical context and thereby test old assumptions about the formation of his clerical identity. This provides a foundation for the reassessment of patronage connections between Sterne and his uncle Jaques. Attention is also drawn to the case of Lewis Stephens (1689–1747), prebendary of York, and satirical writer — hitherto unknown to Sterne studies — whose experience of breaking patronage ties with Blackburne in the 1730s provides an instructive comparison for Sterne’s later rejection of the same in 1742. This essay utilises the guiding themes of patronage, performance, and reputation, and its findings are supported by new discoveries from the York diocesan archives and elsewhere.

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Patronage, Performance, and Reputation in Sterne’s Early Clerical Career, 1737–1742

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The Defence of Georgian Britain: The Anti-Jacobite Sermon, 1715–1746

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Patronage, Performance, and Reputation in Sterne’s Early Clerical Career, 1737–1742

Patronage, Performance, and Reputation in Sterne’s Early Clerical Career, 1737–1742

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