| Virtuous Intentions: The Religious Dimension of Narrative Contributor(s): Ledbetter, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1555403956 ISBN-13: 9781555403959 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $26.72 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1989 Annotation: Narrative does not simply tell a story; it discovers and creates story as well. Mark Ledbetter argues that an important dimension of narrative is its ability to reveal the virtuous life. He examines three narrative texts: James Agee's A Death in the Family, Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins, and Robert Penn Warren's A Place to Come To. His goal is to demonstrate how a study of narrative structure, especially the element of character, explores and reveals the life of virtue. He concludes with a discussion of how moral criticism has a place in post-modern literary reflection and how the two can work together to produce a critically sound literary interpretation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 813.520 |
| LCCN: 89038392 |
| Series: Masoretic Studies / The Society of Biblical Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.54" W x 8.42" (0.31 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Narrative does not simply tell a story; it discovers and creates story as well. Mark Ledbetter argues that an important dimension of narrative is its ability to reveal the virtuous life. He examines three narrative texts: James Agee's A Death in the Family, Walker Percy's Love in the Ruins, and Robert Penn Warren's A Place to Come To. His goal is to demonstrate how a study of narrative structure, especially the element of character, explores and reveals the life of virtue. He concludes with a discussion of how moral criticism has a place in post-modern literary reflection and how the two can work together to produce a critically sound literary interpretation. |