The fool: his social & literary history

"The Fool" is an examination of the buffoon in history, literature, and the theatre from his first appearances at the banquet tables of ancient Greece to that most sophisticated of simpletons, Char…

Literature and theology as amiable companions: a harvest of essays..

Who has set forth better than John Milton the beleaguered and vulnerable the hand of her Master - a perfect shape and most glorious to look upon - he relates how she has been hacked to pieces by a …

The discerning reader: Christian perspectives on literature..

If the world is alive with God's glory, the poet and the critic alike are called to recognize it, celebrate it, and interpret it. English studies today, however, are gripped by anxiety over both th…

The gift of story: narrating hope in a postmodern world

The contemporary movement of postmodernism is wellknown for its rejection of grand narratives. That rejection was first proclaimed in hte late 1970s by Jean-Francois Lyotard in the postmodern condi…

Reading is believing: the Christian faith through literature and film, c.1-6

This book is an ideal text for Christian education classes, adult Sunday school, and church-based book clubs. It will serve well as a text in theology courses, as well as various courses in the hum…

Reading between the lines: a Christian guide to literature

The author helps book lovers better understand what they read as he explains how each major literary genre communicates. Showing how Comedy, tragedy, realism and fantasy can portray the Christian w…

Through a glass darkly: essays in the religious imagination

These essays, interdisciplinary in their approach, demonstrate the variegation of the religious imagination from the broadest historical and denominational scope. By examining the works of philosop…

Realms of Gold: the classics in Christian perspective

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0-87788-717-9

Collation

ix,230p.; 23 cm.

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Call Number

809.933 RYK r