The Gospel According to the Novelist : Religious Scripture and Contemporary Fiction PDF
by Dr Magdalena Maczynska
Part of the New Directions in Religion and Literature series
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Why have so many prominent literary authors-from Philip Pullman and Jos Saramago to Mich le Roberts and Colm T ib m-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.
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- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:27/08/2015
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- ISBN:9781780935782
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:27/08/2015
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- ISBN:9781780935782
