Introduction to Religion in the English Novel
Giffin, Michael

Description

This is a work of literary criticism that stands within the discipline of Literature and Theology. It will stimulate debate about textuality and interpretation, and the debate about authorial presence-absence in any literary work.

Table of Contents

Table of contents: Preface A Great Tradition: the novel of postmetaphysical ideas I. The Movement from Metaphysics to Psychology: The Nineteenth Century: Mansfield Park; Jane Eyre; Vanity Fair; Great Expectations; Middlemarch; Jude the Obscure II. Psychology Takes the Linguistic Turn: The Early Twentieth Century: Heart of Darkness; The Rainbow; A Passage to India; The Years; Brighton Rock; The Living and the Dead III. Language Returns Psychology to Metaphysics: The Late Twentieth Century: The Bell; The Solid Mandala; The Takeover; The Virgin in the Garden; Darkness Visible; Therapy Firing the Canon References; Bibliography; Index

ISBN10:  0-7734-7941-4   ISBN13:  978-0-7734-7941-8    Pages:  304    Year:  1999   

Series: Studies in Art and Religious Interpretation Number: 27

Subject Area: Religion in Art & Literature - Religion 

Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press

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