The forsaken son : child murder and atonement in modern American fiction /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pederson, Joshua (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Atonement in literature.
Infanticide > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Infanticide in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Infanticide > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Infanticide dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
American fiction
Atonement in literature
Infanticide in literature
Infanticide > Religious aspects > Christianity
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Rachel weeping" : atonement theology and forsaken children
  • Cross as murder, cross as wound : recent developments in atonement theology and trauma theory
  • "Forgotten by God" : Flannery O'Connor and Orthodox infanticide
  • "God descended to suffer with us" : John Updike's search for a sensitive atonement
  • "People who die bad don't stay in the ground" : surrogacy and atonement in Beloved
  • "You are crucified too" : Joyce Carol Oates, atonement, and human behavior
  • "Consubstantial monstrosity," "grim triune" : outer dark and divine child murder
  • Afterword post-traumatic Christianity.

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