The Gospel according to the novelist: religious scripture and contemporary fiction
Sly evangelists: historiographic meta-gospels -- Other voices : alternative point-of-view gospels -- Other realities : science fictional and metamorphic gospels -- Inquisitive scholars : philological and archaeological gospels.
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
London Oxford New York New Delhi4pSydney
Bloomsbury
2017
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| Em: | Ano: 2017 |
| Edição: | Paperback edition |
| Coletânea / Revista: | New directions in religion and literature
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Inglês
/ Romance
/ Metafiktion
/ Evangelho
/ Jesus Christus
/ História 1968-2012
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| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Religion in literature
B Fiction 20th century History and criticism B Fiction 21st century History and criticism |
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| Resumo: | Sly evangelists: historiographic meta-gospels -- Other voices : alternative point-of-view gospels -- Other realities : science fictional and metamorphic gospels -- Inquisitive scholars : philological and archaeological gospels. "Why have so many prominent literary authors--from Philip Pullman and José Saramago to Michèle Roberts and Colm Tóibím--recently rewritten the canonical story of Jesus Christ? What does that say about our supposedly secular age? In this insightful study, Magdalena Maczynska defines and examines the genre of scriptural metafiction: novels that not only transform religious texts but also draw attention to these transformations. In addition to providing rich examples and close readings, Maczynska positions literary studies within interdisciplinary debates about religion and secularity. Her book demonstrates a surprising turn of events: even as contemporary novelists deconstruct the traditional categories of 'secular' and 'sacred' writing, they open up new spaces for scripture in contemporary culture."--Publisher's Web site |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-144) and index |
| ISBN: | 1350028444 |