Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide

Mary R. Reichardt

doi:10.5771/9781461602460

Summary

Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions for further reading and study, and questions for discussion.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2003
Copyright Year: 2003
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7425-3174-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-0246-0
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 213
Product Type: Monograph

1. Table of Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
Augustine of Hippo, The Confessions of Saint Augustine No access Pages 11 - 26
Anonymous, The Cloud of Unknowing No access Pages 27 - 42
Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love No access Pages 43 - 58
Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy No access Pages 59 - 78
Gerard Manley Hopkins, Selected Poetry No access Pages 79 - 94
Sigrid Undset, Kristin Lavransdatter No access Pages 95 - 112
Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory No access Pages 113 - 128
Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited No access Pages 129 - 144
Flannery O'Connor, Everything That Rises Must Converge No access Pages 145 - 162
Annie Dillard, Holy the Firm No access Pages 163 - 178
Shusaku Endo, Deep River No access Pages 179 - 194
Denise Levertov, The Stream and the Sapphire No access Pages 195 - 210
Appendix: Additional Works of Catholic Literature No access Pages 211 - 212
About the Author No access Pages 213 - 213