Joyce and hagiography : saints above! /

"R. J. Schork examines the function of the countless saints--genuine and bogus, famous and obscure, ancient and modern--who hover over James Joyce's fiction. Apostolic zealots, mutilated virgins, Celtic wanderers, stigmatic friars, Counter-Reformation founders, a hairy hermit, and Little N...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schork, R. J., 1933-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2000.
Series:Florida James Joyce series.
Subjects:
Joyce, James, > 1882-1941 > Religion.
Joyce, James, > 1882-1941.
1900-1999
Christianity and literature > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Christian saints in literature.
Christianisme et littérature > Irlande > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Saints chrétiens dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christianity and literature.
Religion.
Heiligen.
Heiligdommen.
English Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
Ireland.
Ierland.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Zack Bowen
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Archangels; Saints in the Gospels
  • 3. The Apostolic Age
  • 4. The Early Church
  • 5. The Hairy Hermit
  • 6. Irish and Other Celtic Saints
  • 7. Medieval to Modern Times
  • 8. Founders and Religious Orders
  • 9. Relics, Symbols, Pilgrimages, and Feasts
  • 10. Fictitious Saints
  • 11. Sources and Parallels.

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