Northrop Frye and American Fiction

Claude Le Fustec

Published by University of Toronto Press 2014

Northrop Frye and American Fiction

Claude Le Fustec

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442668935

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Claude Le Fustec presents insightful readings of the presence of transcendence and biblical imagination in canonical novels by American writers ranging from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Toni Morrison.

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Le Fustec Claude :

Claude Le Fustec is a senior lecturer in American Literature in the Department of English at Rennes 2 University.

Reviews

Michael Dolzani, Department of English, Baldwin-Wallace College:

“It is refreshing to see Frye’s theories applied to works he may not even have read, and enlightening to see how the works respond to such treatment. Le Fustec has a sharp eye for imagery, allusions, and key passages.”

Joseph Adamson, Department of English, McMaster University:

“Claude Le Fustec brings an enviable knowledge of postmodern theology to her readings of canonical American works of fiction. A genuine contribution to Frye studies.”

Alvin Lee, General Editor of The Collected Works of Northrop Frye:

“Northrop Frye and American Fiction is an intellectually ambitious contribution to current discussions about a return to the idea of transcendence. Le Fustec’s use of Frye’s theories is illuminating, and her readings are rich and nuanced.”

Topics

Literary Studies

Literature of other Nations and Languages

Other Nations and Languages

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Frontmatter

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Contents

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Acknowledgments

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Abbreviations

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Introduction: Re-enchantment, Postsecularity, and the Return of Transcendence in Western Culture

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1. The Scarlet Letter: Puritan Imagination and the Kerygmatic Power of Sin

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2. Henry James’s The Europeans: Secularity and the Descent of the Word

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3. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby: Modernism and the Death of the Word

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4. Immanent Christianity in The Grapes of Wrath

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5. “In the Name of the Lost Father”: Postsecular Mysticism in On the Road

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6. “I Will Call Them My People”: Toni Morrison’s Postsecular Gospel of Self and Community

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Conclusion: Kerygma and the Promises of Postsecular Imagination in Postmodern Times

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Notes

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Bibliography

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Index

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Language: English

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Copyright year: 2014

Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;

Pages

Main content: 248

Illustrations

Other: 2 figures

eBook

Published: December 18, 2014

ISBN: 9781442668935