Narrative elements and religious meanings / Wesley A. Kort.
| Author/creator | Kort, Wesley A. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Fortress Press, [1975] |
| Copyright Date | ©1975 |
| Description | ix, 118 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | French equivalent / Équivalent français |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Atmosphere and otherness (The Plague, The Sibyl, and the Clown) -- Character and paradigm (A Burnt-Out Case, The Magician of Lublin, and The Violent Bear It Away) -- Plot and process (The Spire, Miss Lonelyhearts, and Franny and Zooey) -- Tone and belief (Cat and Mouse, Too Late the Phalarope, and A Death in the Family) -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | The necessity for the laying of a theoretical foundation for work in the area of religion and literature has long been acknowledged. Why and in what ways do the elements of narrative lead easily and naturally to meanings that are religious and are of religious significance? Professor Kort's constructive thesis is that the religious significance of modern fiction arises from possibilities within the form itself. It is because of its form that narrative has been and continues to be a ready bearer of religious meaning. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 75015257 |
| ISBN | 080061433X |
| ISBN | 9780800614331 |