The Literary Afterlives of Simone Weil : Feminism, Justice, and the Challenge of Religion / Cynthia R. Wallace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wallace, Cynthia (Cynthia R.), author.

Series:

Gender, theory, and religion.

Gender, Theory, and Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weil, Simone, 1909-1943--Influence.

Weil, Simone.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This book tells the story of Simone Weil's most dedicated-and at points surprising-literary conversation partners, exploring why writers with varied political and religious commitments have found her thought and life so resonant.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Force: Weil as Source for Adrienne Rich's Expanding Solidarities

2. Attention: Annie Dillard Waits for God with Weil

3. Hunger: Weil's Fraught Sacrifice in Mary Gordon's Fiction

4. (De)creation: Simone Weil Among the Poets

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780231560238

0231560230

OCLC:

1428263495