| Jesus in Twentieth Century Literature, Art, and Movies Contributor(s): Burns, Paul C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826428401 ISBN-13: 9780826428400 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $217.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2007 Annotation: In the twentieth century a number of novelists, artists, and filmmakers, resurrected the life of Jesus genre, made so popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Renan, Strauss, and others. In addition, novelists Norman Mailer, Jose Saramago, and Ricci have written their own "gospels." Burns' collection explores the ways in which these portraits of Jesus continue to fulfil the familiar observation that people tend to depict Jesus in their own image. In several of the portraits of Jesus, the artists offer a creative response to the realities of the human condition of our time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Art - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 700.482 |
| LCCN: 2007015995 |
| Series: Ubc Studies in Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the twentieth century a number of novelists, artists, and filmmakers, resurrected the life of Jesus genre made so popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Renan, Strauss, and others. In addition, novelists Norman Mailer, Jose Saramago, and Ricci have written their own gospels. Burns' collection--taken from a conference at a 2004 regional SBL meeting--explores the ways in which these portraits of Jesus continue to fulfill the familiar observation that people tend to depict Jesus in their own image. In several of the portraits of Jesus, the artists offer a creative response to the realities of the human condition of our time. |