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Without God Michel Houellebecq and materialist horror

Title
Without God [electronic resource] : Michel Houellebecq and materialist horror / Louis Betty.
Author
Betty, Louis.
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (161 pages)
Summary
"Addresses the religious, metaphysical, and existential dimensions of French novelist Michel Houellebecq's work. Argues that Houellebecq is the foremost contemporary chronicler of the spiritual anxieties of Western and specifically French modernity"--Provided by publisher.
Uniform Title
Without God (Online)
Alternative Title
Without God (Online)
Subject
  • Houellebecq, Michel > Criticism and interpretation
  • Religion in literature
  • Materialism in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : the Houellebecquian worldview -- Materialism and secularism -- The future of religion -- Religion and utopia -- Materialist horror -- Liberalism is God and the West is its prophet.
LCCN
2016002369
OCLC
ssj0001682129
Author
Betty, Louis.
Title
Without God [electronic resource] : Michel Houellebecq and materialist horror / Louis Betty.
Imprint
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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