A01=Martyn Sampson
Author_Martyn Sampson
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Catholic novel
cultural and critical theory
deconstruction
dogma
empiricism and secularism
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experience
Graham Greene
Hans Urs von Balthasar
imagination
literary
novelistic form
religion and belief
theological aesthetics
Product details
- ISBN 9780823294671
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 03 Aug 2021
- Publisher: Fordham University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What is a "Catholic" novel? This book analyzes the fiction of Graham Greene in a radically new manner, considering in depth its form and content, which rest on the oppositions between secularism and religion. Sampson challenges these distinctions, arguing that Greene has a dramatic contribution to add to their methodological premises. Chapters on Greene's four "Catholic" novels and two of his "post-Catholic" novels are complemented by fresh insight into the critical importance of his nonfiction. The study paints an image of an inviting yet beguilingly complex literary figure.
Martyn Sampson earned his Ph.D. from the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he taught English. He served as Director of the 2018 and 2019 Graham Greene International Festivals.
