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Hemingway and Agamben - Finding Religion without God
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Interprets Hemingway's fiction through the philosophical lens of
Giorgio Agamben Resolves debate over Hemingway's religious
orientation Brings Hemingway, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Giorgio Agamben
into close conversation for an interdisciplinary study of political
theology, existentialism, posthumanism, and modernist literature
Leverages Giorgio Agamben's analysis of secularization for an
unprecedented reading of Hemingway's fiction Reveals the Roman
Catholic foundations of secular existentialism, as well as the
existential underbelly of literary modernism Presents the
ritualistic killing of animals by human beings as the latter's
semi-conscious attempt to reclaim the imago Dei Builds upon the
preceding points to level a posthumanist critique of moral
absolutism Marcos Antonio Norris implements Giorgio Agamben's
notion of 'secularized theism' to resolve a critical disagreement
among Hemingway scholars who have portrayed the writer as either a
Roman Catholic or a secular existentialist. He argues that
Hemingway is, properly speaking, neither a secularist nor a theist,
but a 'secularised theist', whose 'religion' is practiced through
sovereign decision making, which, in its most extreme form,
includes the act of killing. This book resolves an important debate
in Hemingway studies and uncovers fundamental similarities between
theism and atheism, building upon the theoretical undertaking first
introduced by Agamben and the Existentialists (EUP, 2021). Bringing
Ernest Hemingway, Jean-Paul Sartre and Giorgio Agamben into close
conversation, the author reconceptualises existentialism, issues a
posthumanist critique of moral authoritarianism and advances an
original interpretation of Hemingway as a secularised theist.
General
Imprint: |
Edinburgh University Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Marcos Norris
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-51678-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-399-51678-7 |
Barcode: |
9781399516785 |
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