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The forsaken son : child murder and atonement in modern American fiction
- Title
- The forsaken son : child murder and atonement in modern American fiction / Joshua Pederson.
- Author
- Pederson, Joshua
- Publication
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2016.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-7097 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- ix, 173 pages; 23 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.
- Contents
- "Rachel weeping" : atonement theology and forsaken children -- Cross as murder, cross as wound : recent developments in atonement theology and trauma theory -- "Forgotten by God" : Flannery O'Connor and Orthodox infanticide -- "God descended to suffer with us" : John Updike's search for a sensitive atonement -- "People who die bad don't stay in the ground" : surrogacy and atonement in Beloved -- "You are crucified too" : Joyce Carol Oates, atonement, and human behavior -- "Consubstantial monstrosity," "grim triune" : outer dark and divine child murder -- Afterword post-traumatic Christianity.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-7097
- ISBN
- 9780810132276
- 0810132273
- 9780810132283
- 0810132281
- LCCN
- 2016007589
- OCLC
- 908991328
- Author
- Pederson, Joshua, author.
- Title
- The forsaken son : child murder and atonement in modern American fiction / Joshua Pederson.
- Publisher
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-7097