God and the little grey cells: religion in Agatha Christie's Poirot stories
"Dan W. Clanton examines the presence and use of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and stories and their later interpretations. Clanton begins with a brief biography of Christie and her own religious identity before discussing the background(s) to Poirot's...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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International Clark
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Further subjects: | B
Detective and mystery stories, English
History and criticism
B Religion in literature B Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) B Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) Criticism and interpretation B Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) Religion |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: Clanton, Dan W. Jr: God and the little grey cells. - London : T&T Clark, 2024. - 9780567696083 |
| Summary: | "Dan W. Clanton examines the presence and use of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and stories and their later interpretations. Clanton begins with a brief biography of Christie and her own religious identity before discussing the background(s) to Poirot's own Belgian Catholicism in the late 19th-early 20th century. He then examines the ways in which Bible is used in the novels as well as the ways in which Poirot understands God and evil to be at work in the world"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0567696073 |