Augustine and Literature (Hardcover)

The influence of Christianity on literature has been great throughout history, as has been the influence of the great Christian, Augustine. Augustine and Literature considers the influence of Augustine on the theory and practice of an academic discipline of which he himself was not a practitioner-literature, especially poetry and fiction. The essays in this volume explore the many influences of Augustine on literature, most obviously in terms of themes and symbols, but also more pervasively perhaps in proving that literature strives for meaning through and beyond the fictional or metaphorical surface. The authors discussed in these essays, from Dante and Milton to O'Connor and Faulkner, all demonstrate a common concern that literature must be attentive to the highest things and the deepest journeys of the soul. Together these essays offer a compelling argument that literature and Augustine do belong together in the common task of guiding the soul toward the truth it desires.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Augustine in Conversation: Tradition and Innovation
Release date:	December 2005
First published:	December 2005
Editors:	Robert P. Kennedy • Kim Paffenroth • John Doody
Contributors:	Seemee Ali • Debra Romanick Baldwin • Thomas F. Bertonneau • Phillip Cary • Paul J. Contino • Barry L. Craig • Mary Agnes Edsall
Dimensions:	235 x 164 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	420
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0913-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-0913-8
Barcode:	9780739109137

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