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A theology of sense : John Updike, embodiment, and late twentieth-century American literature / Scott Dill.
Van Pelt Library PS3571.P4 Z647 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dill, Scott (Lecturer in English), author.
- Series:
- Literature, religion, and postsecular studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Updike, John--Religion.
- Updike, John.
- Updike, John--Criticism and interpretation.
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Religion and literature--History--20th century.
- Religion and literature.
- History.
- Aesthetics in literature.
- Postsecularism.
- Secularism in literature.
- Senses and sensation--Religious aspects.
- Senses and sensation.
- Religion.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 204 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "This book renders an original account of postsecular aesthetics, arguing that Updike is a central figure in post-1945 American literature because of how his work deeply embeds questions of the body and the senses with questions of theology"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Touching
- Seeing
- Tasting
- Hearing
- Smelling
- Epilogue: The aesthetics of Easter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814213834
- 0814213839
- OCLC:
- 1029481294
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