Gospel According to the Novelist
Religious Scripture in Contemporary Fiction
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Publication
2015 - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139781780936239
- ISBN-101780936230
- OCLC Control Number915156054
- Better World Books9781780936239
- Open LibraryOL29261439M
Classifications
- LCCPN49
- LCCPN3352.B53 M33 2015
Description
"Title Description: Why have so many prominent literary authors--from Philip Pullman and José Saramago to Michlèle Roberts and Colm Tóibín -- recently rewritten the canonical story of Jesus Christ? What does that say about our supposedly secular age? In this insightful study, Magdalena Ma̧czyńska 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, Ma̧czyńska 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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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