"The sacred idiom shorn of its referents": An Apophatic Reading of The Road
With some parallels to current postsecular interpretations of literature, this apophatic reading examines The Road's negations, hints, and images to point out that even in the novel's bleak world, some suggestions of God shine through, providing readers and characters encouragement for the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2019]
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2019, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 311-324 |
IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture NBC Doctrine of God |
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apophatic theology
B The Road B Cormac McCarthy |
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Summary: | With some parallels to current postsecular interpretations of literature, this apophatic reading examines The Road's negations, hints, and images to point out that even in the novel's bleak world, some suggestions of God shine through, providing readers and characters encouragement for the journey. Despite the devastated landscape and the apparent hopelessness, the novel's questions and suggestions invite readers to consider the possibility that a divine spark may still be present. |
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ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0148333118784746 |