A Sermon for the 24th June: St John the Baptist’s Day
The article focuses on the novel "The Victim," by Saul Bellow, which the author says is a comment to the notion of American Dream, relative to the sermon given on St. John the Baptist's Day on June 24, 2012 in Magdalen College at Oxford University. It explores the characters of Asa Le...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2013]
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The expository times
Year: 2013, Volume: 124, Issue: 8, Pages: 393-396 |
| Further subjects: | B
BELLOW, Saul, 1915-2005
B SERMON (Literary form) B VICTIM, The (Book) B UNEMPLOYMENT in literature B University of Oxford B American Dream B JOHN, the Baptist, Saint B JOHN the Baptist's Day |
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| Summary: | The article focuses on the novel "The Victim," by Saul Bellow, which the author says is a comment to the notion of American Dream, relative to the sermon given on St. John the Baptist's Day on June 24, 2012 in Magdalen College at Oxford University. It explores the characters of Asa Leventhal and his stalker named Kirkby who blames him for the loss of his job leading to his collapse. It relates John the Baptist, whose character reflects the identity and character of a nation. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524613480291c |