Format:
Online-Ressource (337 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780830828173
Series Statement:
Christian worldview integration series
Content:
"What has Jesus Christ to do with English literature?" ask David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet in this insightful survey. First and foremost, they reply, many of the world's best authors of literature in English were formed-for better or worse-by the Christian tradition. Then too, many of the most recognized aesthetic literary forms derive from biblical exemplars. And finally, many great works of literature demand of readers evaluative judgments of the good, the true and the beautiful that can only rightly be understood within a Christian worldview. What Jeffrey and Maillet offer is a feast of theoretical and practical discernment. After an examination of literature and truth, theological aesthetics, and the literary character of the Bible, they turn to a brief survey of literature from medieval times to the present, highlighting distinctively Christian themes and judgments. In a concluding chapter they suggest a path for budding literary critics through the current state of literary studies. Here is a must-read for all who are interested in a Christian perspective on literary studies
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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part one. Christian foundationspart two. Literary interpretation -- part three. Contested authority.
Additional Edition:
9780830868407
Additional Edition:
Print version Christianity and literature : philosophical foundations and critical practice
Language:
English
Keywords:
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