The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley by Becker, Allienne R.

The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313315640)

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The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley by Becker, Allienne R.

The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley

$80.00
The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley by Becker, Allienne R.

The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley

$80.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Allienne R. Becker
ISBN-10: 0313315647
ISBN-13: 9780313315640
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2000
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.41w x 0.83d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 180
Choice 04/01/2001 pg. 1459
By Allienne R. Becker
By Allienne R. Becker
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ALLIENNE R. BECKER is Professor Emerita of the Department of Foreign Languages at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania where she taught Comparative Literature courses./e Her previous books include The Lost Worlds Romance (1992) and Visions of the Fantastic (1996), both available from Greenwood Press.

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