"Loyalty to Myself at the Very Least": Historical, Religious, and Narrative Commitments in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead
This essay examines the figural role and historical context of John Brown in Marilynne Robinson's novel Gilead. Brown's participation in the events known as Bleeding Kansas are referenced in the novel both as a founding trauma for generational conflict among the narrator, his father, and g...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Religion & literature
Year: 2023, Volume: 55, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 147-167 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Robinson, Marilynne 1944-, Gilead
/ Brown, John 1800-1859
/ Violent behavior
/ Christianity
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| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America NCD Political ethics |
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