Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the age of suicide
"A study of the phenomenon of suicide, both actual and spiritual, in the major fictional works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Walker Percy, drawing lines of continuity between the two authors and noting their differences. In the epilogue, Desmond offers a Christian counter-vision to the 'suicida...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Washington, D.C
The Catholic University of America Press
[2019]
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| En: | Año: 2019 |
| Críticas: | [Rezension von: Desmond, John F., 1939-, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the age of suicide] (2020) (Pattison, George, 1950 -)
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| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Dostoevskij, Fëdor Michajlovič 1821-1881
/ Percy, Walker 1916-1990
/ Suicidio (Motivo)
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Percy, Walker 1916-1990
Criticism and interpretation
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881
Percy, Walker 1916-1990
B Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881 Criticism and interpretation B Suicide in literature |
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| Parallel Edition: | Electrónico
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| Sumario: | "A study of the phenomenon of suicide, both actual and spiritual, in the major fictional works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Walker Percy, drawing lines of continuity between the two authors and noting their differences. In the epilogue, Desmond offers a Christian counter-vision to the 'suicidal' ethos he has documented"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | ix, 299 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8132-3127-3 0-8132-3127-2 |
