"The sacred idiom shorn of its referents": An Apophatic Reading of The Road

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...

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Опубликовано в: :Christianity & literature
Главный автор: Nisly, L. Lamar 1968- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Johns Hopkins University Press [2019]
В: Christianity & literature
Индексация IxTheo:CD Христианство и культура
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Другие ключевые слова:B apophatic theology
B The Road
B Cormac McCarthy
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Итог: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.
ISSN:2056-5666
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0148333118784746