James Baldwin and the Heavenly City : Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Doubt /

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Behind James Baldwin's uncanny ability to evoke a nation's crisis and potential hope lies his use of religious language to describe social and sexual transformation. The first study of its kind, James Baldwin and the Heavenly City shows that Baldwin's novels use biblical ideas in part...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hobson, Christopher Z. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Criticism and interpretation.
Baldwin, James, > 1924-1987 > Religion.
Religion and literature.
Religion.
American fiction > African American authors.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Roman americain > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
Religion et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
Religion and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations of Titles of James Baldwin's Works; Introduction: Baldwin, the Bible, and the Heavenly City; Chapter 1. Prophetic Commissioning; Chapter 2. Prophetic Art; Chapter 3. The Apocalyptic Body; Chapter 4. The Apocalyptic City; Chapter 5. Prophecy and Doubt; Conclusion. Baldwin's Prophetic Art Today; Notes; Works Cited; Index.

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