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Scandalizing Jesus? : Kazantzakis's The last temptation of Christ fifty years on /

2005 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Nikos Kazantzakis' The Last Temptation of Christ. Since Kazantzakis ranks as one of the twentieth century's most important European writers, and given that this particular work of his has garnered so much publicity, this collection of essays re-assess...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Middleton, Darren J. N., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Continuum, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:2005 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Nikos Kazantzakis' The Last Temptation of Christ. Since Kazantzakis ranks as one of the twentieth century's most important European writers, and given that this particular work of his has garnered so much publicity, this collection of essays re-assesses the novel, though not forgetting the movie, in light of one half century's worth of criticism and reception history. Clergy and laity alike have denounced this novel. When it first appeared, the Greek Orthodox Church condemned it, the Vatican placed it on its Index of Forbidden Texts, and conservative-evan.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 265 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.
ISBN:9781847144218
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