BREAKING THE FALL: RELIGIOUS READINGS OF CONTEMPORARY FICTION. - Hardcover

Detweiler, Robert

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9780333458082: BREAKING THE FALL: RELIGIOUS READINGS OF CONTEMPORARY FICTION.
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0333458087 ISBN 13: 9780333458082
Publisher: Macmillan & Co, 1989

Synopsis

Modern literary criticism has virtually neglected to interpret contemporary narrative fiction, poetry, and drama from a distinctly religious perspective. In this book, Robert Detweiler, the premier scholar of theology-based literary criticism, redresses this lack by presenting a clear and comprehensive study of religious themes in contemporary fiction. He applies the latest critical treatments to the study of religious themes in various works, including works by Margaret Atwood, Jorge Luis Borges, Annie Dillard, Franz Kafka, Milan Kundera, Walker Percy, and John Updike. In so doing, Detweiler keenly demonstrates that there are many ways to conduct a religious reading of a text.

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About the Author

Robert Detweiler is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature in the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He also served as the Institute's Director for eight years. He has published extensively on the intersection of religion, literature and culture.

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Publisher
Macmillan & Co
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0333458087
ISBN 13 
9780333458082
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
216
Rating
  • 3.83 out of 5 stars
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