By his national affiliation and choice of genre, French novelist
Gustave Flaubert can be considered emblematic of modernity. This
book showcases his specific and highly refined imaginary as at once
unique and symptomatic of an era. In particular, it contributes to
the controversial discussion of modernity's relation to religion.
At a time when new religious fundamentalisms throughout the world
are on the rise, this has only become a more pressing issue.
Through this single acclaimed author, we realize that modernity can
only be understood in terms of its critical rewriting of religious
dogma. Strikingly, already in Flaubert, this rewriting emerges in
conjunction with questions of the Orient and Orientalism.
Flaubert's Orient is an Other that is always already within Western
society. By highlighting the complexity of the relation between
religion, modernity, and the Oriental, Barbara Vinken's discussion
of these issues goes beyond simple binaries. Her Flaubert
Postsecular is a model of scholarly research with far-reaching
political implications.
General
Imprint: |
Stanford University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Cultural Memory in the Present |
Release date: |
July 2015 |
First published: |
2015 |
Authors: |
Barbara Vinken
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
Pages: |
480 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8047-8065-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-8047-8065-X |
Barcode: |
9780804780650 |
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