"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...
Опубликовано в: : | Christianity & literature |
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Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
Язык: | Английский |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2019]
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Christianity & literature
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Индексация IxTheo: | CD Христианство и культура NBC Бог |
Другие ключевые слова: | B
apophatic theology
B The Road B Cormac McCarthy |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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. |
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ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0148333118784746 |