Secular or Spiritual: Rereading Anne of Green Gables
Comparison of L. M. Montgomery’s 1908 Anne of Green Gables with Kevin Sullivan’s 1985 telefilm adaptation clarifies the role of religious and spiritual practices in both texts; the comparison, while it demonstrates the process of secularization in late twentieth-century popular culture, also highlig...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2013, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 395-416 |
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| Summary: | Comparison of L. M. Montgomery’s 1908 Anne of Green Gables with Kevin Sullivan’s 1985 telefilm adaptation clarifies the role of religious and spiritual practices in both texts; the comparison, while it demonstrates the process of secularization in late twentieth-century popular culture, also highlights the institutional context for Anne’s religious maturation in the novel. Montgomery’s representation of a changing church and of a personal spirituality that is an essential component of maturation raises questions about the implications of secularization to the depiction of spiritual identity in young people’s literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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