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David Willson (1778-1866) [microform] : Canadian Visionary Writer and Hymnodist

出版	Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 1983
ISBN	03151079609780315107960
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sxo1vwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋David Willson was a visionary famous in his own life-time for his controversial theological writings for the many poems and hymns he composed; and for the utopian community--the Children of Peace--he helped build at Sharon, Ontario. This thesis initiates a thorough understanding of Willson's literary achievements by providing a critical overview of the entire canon, and by exploring Willson's thought and dominant metaphors--the design of his visionary system. The thesis presents the most comprehensive Willson bibliography yet assembled, including two books by Willson previously unknown to scholars, and the first listing of the Sharon Temple Museum manuscript collection. To establish the intellectual and religious background to Willson's writings, the thesis traces the influences of Jacob Boehme's mysticism on George Fox, the founder of Quakerism, and from Fox to Willson, through Willson's membership in the Society of Friends. The thesis examines Quakerism contemporary with Willson to account further for the genesis of some of Willson's theological and social precepts. To establish the historical setting, the thesis presents details of Willson's involvements with political leaders and issues of the period. A sketch of contemporary Upper Canadian publications suggests the literary context.