Title: Breaking the fall
First published: 1989
Description: Modern literary criticism has virtually neglected to interpret contemporary narrative fiction, poetry, and drama from a distinctly religious perspective. In this book, Robert Detweiler, the premier exponent of theology-based literary criticism, redresses this lack by presenting a clear and comprehensive study of religious themes in contemporary fiction. He applies the latest critical treatments to the study of religious themes in various works, including works by Margaret Atwood, Jorge Luis Borges, Annie Dillard, Franz Kafka, Milan Kundera, Walker Percy, and John Updike. By doing so, he keenly demonstrates that there are many ways to conduct a religious reading of a text.
Subjects: Fiction, History and criticism, Literature, Modern, Modern Literature, Religion and literature, Religion in literature, Littérature, Religion et littérature, Religion dans la littérature, Littérature moderne, Histoire et critique, Roman, Fiction, history and criticism, Literature, modern, history and criticism, 20th century, Religious aspects
Time periods: 20th century