Giving the devil his due: demonic authority in the fiction of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky shared a deep faith in Christ, which compelled them to tell stories that force readers to choose between eternal life and demonic possession. Their either-or extremism has not become more popular in the last fifty to a hundred years since these stories we...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Eugene, Oregon
Cascade Books
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Wilson, Jessica Hooten, Giving the devil his due] (2020) (Null, Elijah)
[Rezension von: Wilson, Jessica Hooten, Giving the devil his due] (2020) (Madigan, Patrick) |
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Demonology in literature
B Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821-1881) Criticism and interpretation B Démonologie dans la littérature B O'Connor, Flannery B Dostoyevsky, Fyodor - 1821-1881 B Criticism, interpretation, etc B O'Connor, Flannery Criticism and interpretation |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky shared a deep faith in Christ, which compelled them to tell stories that force readers to choose between eternal life and demonic possession. Their either-or extremism has not become more popular in the last fifty to a hundred years since these stories were first published, but it has become more relevant to a twenty-firstt-century culture in which the lukewarm middle ground seems the most comfortable place to dwell |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 146 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4982-9137-8 1-4982-9137-6 1-4982-9139-2 978-1-4982-9139-2 |
