RT Article
T1 "The sacred idiom shorn of its referents": An Apophatic Reading of The Road
JF Christianity & literature
VO 68
IS 2
SP 311
OP 324
A1 Nisly, L. Lamar 1968-
LA English
PB Johns Hopkins University Press
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1662625332
AB With some parallels to current postsecular interpretations of literature, this apophatic reading examines The Road's negations, hints, and images to point out that even in the novel's bleak world, some suggestions of God shine through, providing readers and characters encouragement for the journey. Despite the devastated landscape and the apparent hopelessness, the novel's questions and suggestions invite readers to consider the possibility that a divine spark may still be present.
K1 Cormac McCarthy
K1 The Road
K1 apophatic theology
DO 10.1177/0148333118784746