| Unmasking the Devil: Dramas of Sin and Grace in the World of Flannery O' Connor Contributor(s): Martin, Regis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0970610645 ISBN-13: 9780970610645 Publisher: Sapientia Press Ave Maria Univ OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2005 Annotation: Unmasking the Devil is the first in the Sapientia Gateway to Literature Series. Dr. Martin's keen analysis, informed by a life's work as literary critic and theologian, reveals the central action of O'Connor's stunning fiction - the violent breaking-in of grace into lives barren of the awareness of God. He links this consistent theme of her work to the shape of her won faithful and cross-filled life. Usually seen as a preeminent Catholic fiction writer of the twentieth century, O'Connor's work has set the standard for how serious writers must address God's salvific actions while maintaining the highest standards for literature. A kind of faithful Catholic counterpoint to James Joyce, O'Connor's work is of enduring even classic value. Dr. Martin's larger argument points out that only fiction with a passionate religious vision has a chance of enduring, thus consigning, as Lionel Trilling once did, most liberal fiction to the remainders table. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2002107092 |
| Series: Gateway to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.46" W x 8.48" (0.28 lbs) 66 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Cultural Region - South - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unmasking the Devil is the first in the Sapientia Gateway to Literature Series. Dr. Martin's keen analysis, informed by a life's work as literary critic and theologian, reveals the central action of O'Connor's stunning fiction - the violent breaking-in of grace into lives barren of the awareness of God. He links this consistent theme of her work to the shape of her ownn faithful and cross-filled life. Usually seen as a preeminent Catholic fiction writer of the twentieth century, O'Connor's work has set the standard for how serious writers must address God's salvific actions while maintaining the highest standards for literature. A kind of faithful Catholic counterpoint to James Joyce, O'Connor's work is of enduring even classic value. Dr. Martin's larger argument points out that only fiction with a passionate religious vision has a chance of enduring, thus consigning, as Lionel Trilling once did, most liberal fiction to the remainders table. |
