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Featuring a selection from over 80 key texts, this anthology aims to help the reader to understand the common origins of religious expression and of literature. The texts included cover classical literature, the Bible, English and European classics and contemporary works.
This volume offers a substantial portion of Hesse's copious writings and is representative of his fundamental themes and interests. Includes Siddhartha, Hesse's most celebrated work, which reflects his lifelong studies of Oriental myth and religion, Demian, an inner journey which had an unprecedented impact on the youth of its day, plus other writings which show Hesse as a master of self-irony and the short-story form.
First comprehensive investigation of the major significance of female sinners turned saints in medieval literature.
This study comprises the proceedings of a conference held in St Andrews in 1999 which gathered some of the most distinguished historians of the French book. It presents the 16th-century book in a new context and provides the first comprehensive view of this absorbing field. Four major themes are reflected here: the relationship between the manuscript tradition and the printed book; an exploration of the variety of genres that emerged in the 16th century and how they were used; a look at publishing and book-selling strategies and networks, and the ways in which the authorities tried to control these; and a discussion of the way in which confessional literature diverged and converged. The range of specialist knowledge embedded in this study will ensure its appeal to specialists in French history, scholars of the book and of 16th-century French literature, and historians of religion.
This important collection of essays offers a dynamic and provocative contribution to the study of religion and literature. Bringing together some of the leading voices in the field, the collection addresses a series of crucial questions concerning the writing of 'theology fiction' and the role of the religious imagination in literary criticism. Topics covered include aesthetics, technology, identity, eschatology and the Bible. The result is an ambitious book that maps out new directions for thought and makes clear the exciting possibilities of sacred wor(l)ds.