Beyond the story: American literary fiction and the limits of materialism

"Beyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism argues that theology is crucial to understanding the power of contemporary American stories. By drawing on the theories of M.M. Bakhtin, Christian personalism, and contemporary phenomenology, Lake argues that literary fi...

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Main Author: Lake, Christina Bieber (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Notre Dame, Indiana University of Notre Dame Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Lake, Christina Bieber, Beyond the story : American literary fiction and the limits of materialism] (2022) (Santa, Drew)
[Rezension von: Lake, Christina Bieber, Beyond the story : American literary fiction and the limits of materialism] (2021) (Warren, Colleen, 1959 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / USA / Novel / Materialism
B USA / Novel / Materialism / Naturalism / Religion / Intersubjectivity
Further subjects:B Religion et littérature
B LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Generals
B 1900-1999
B Religion and literature
B Littérature américaine - 20e siècle - Histoire et critique
B Materialism in literature
B Matérialisme dans la littérature
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
B American literature 20th century History and criticism
B American literature
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:"Beyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism argues that theology is crucial to understanding the power of contemporary American stories. By drawing on the theories of M.M. Bakhtin, Christian personalism, and contemporary phenomenology, Lake argues that literary fiction activates an irreducibly personal intersubjectivity between author, reader, and characters. Stories depend on a dignity-granting valuation of the particular lives of ordinary people, which is best described as an act of love that mirrors the love of the divine. Through original readings of the fiction of Philip Roth, Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, Toni Morrison, and others, Lake enters into a dialogue with postsecular theory and cognitive literary studies to reveal the limits of sociobiology's approach to culture. The result is a book that will remind readers how storytelling continually reaffirms the transcendent value of human beings in an inherently personal cosmos"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:0268106282