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The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley

The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley

Becker, Allienne R.

Hardcover

Series: Contributions to the Study of American Literature,, Book 7

Literary CriticismGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 0313315647
ISBN13: 9780313315640
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Aug 30 2000
Pages: 200
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.41 Depth: 9.55
Language: English
The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters, and explored the role of Catholicism in his world. Because of his training as a sociologist, Greeley brings to his novels a thorough knowledge of popular culture and social theory. And because of his experience as a Roman Catholic priest, he has gained special knowledge of vice, virtue, and the workings of the Church. Like Balzac--now a major canonical author--Greeley has created a world of numerous fictional persons, mapped the details of his culture, and explored the place of Catholicism in contemporary life.

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