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The affirming flame : religion, language, literature
- Title
- The affirming flame : religion, language, literature / by David Patterson.
- Author
- Patterson, David, 1948-
- Publication
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1988], ©1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | BL65.L2 P38 1988 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 175 pages; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-171) and index.
- Contents
- Opening remarks: Why religion, language, literature? -- pt. 1. Literary logos and literary criticism: The Johannine logos and literary criticism -- Lacan's Parole and the literary critic -- Dostoevsky's Dvoinik per Lacan's Parole -- pt. 2. Religious concepts of language and literature: Mikhail Bakhtin and the dialogical dimensions of the novel -- The apotheosis of presence: Buber, Wiesel, and Hasidism -- pt. 3. Messianic elements of language and literature: Messianic aspects of the child in the works of Elie Wiesel -- Paltiel's quest for the Messiah in Wiesel's The testament.
- ISBN
- 0806121092
- 9780806121093
- LCCN
- 87030026
- OCLC
- ocm16866344
- 16866344
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries