Whole faith : the Catholic ideal of Emilia Pardo Bazán / Denise DuPont.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DuPont, Denise, 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921--Criticism and interpretation.

Pardo Bazán, Emilia.

Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921--Religion.

Pardo Bazán, Emilia, condesa de, 1852-1921.

Religion in literature.

Religion.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 242 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2018]

Summary:

Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851-1921), the most important female author of Spain's nineteenth century, was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, critical articles, chronicles of modern life, and plays. Active in the age of Catholic social teaching inaugurated by Pope Leo XIII, Pardo Bazán imagined religion as an underpinning for personal and social organization. She addressed the individual experience of faith and culture, and focused on the tension between individualism and the social aspects of religious practice. As a talented literary artist herself, Pardo Bazán was no stranger to the challenges faced by gifted, privileged members of society, particularly in the form of temptations offered by modernity and its widespread encouragement of self-seeking. She wrote repeatedly about the change of heart that may be experienced by intellectually and materially advantaged individuals, and shared details of her own spiritual journey, arguing that once the creative person redefines herself as Franciscan instrument, she is able to contribute through her art and actions to the realization of a personalist society rich in sacramentality. Whole Faith: The Catholic Ideal of Emilia Pardo Bazán, then, is an analysis of how this early feminist put her unique talents to work for her nation, and blended into the worshipping body of Spain by creating for her compatriots a sacramental vision that enriched and commemorated their daily lives.

Contents:

Introduction

Franciscan principles

Imitation and deviation

Travels through Catholic Europe

Toward the Lamb, with the Lamb

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813230030

0813230039

OCLC:

989967850