Finite transcendence : existential exile and the myth of home / Steven A. Burr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burr, Steven A., 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Existentialism in literature.

Exiles in literature.

Home in literature.

Exile (Punishment) in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Finite Transcendence: Existential Exile and the Myth of Home introduces and situates "existential exile" as an experience of the fundamental finitude of human existence and demonstrates how a particular way of responding in faith may enable one to find home in exile. Using the literary and philosophical oeuvre of Albert Camus as a model, this book demonstrates the manner in which mythic literature can both present and engage the condition of exile toward its possible transcendence.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I: The Ontological Situation; 1 Finitude; 2 Existential Exile; II: Betwixt and Between; 3 Absurdity and Exile; 4 Revolt and [Re-]Union; III: Home; 5 Finitude and Faith, Exile and [Re-]Union; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7391-8796-1

OCLC:

879576049