Introduction -- Semiotic ideology and religious themes in Italian fiction -- Literary representations of rituals and liturgical Latin -- The thematic role of the pope, between immanence and transcendence -- Atypical models of sanctity -- Conclusion
Summary
"This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the biblical narration of human origins and traditional religious language and ritual, the perceived clash between the immanent and transcendent nature and role of the Church, and the problematic notion of sanctity emerging from contemporary narrative"--Page 4 of cover
Analysis
Italian contemporary literature
Second Vatican Council
Semiotics of religion
narrative and aesthetics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index
Notes
In English
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