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Literary Theory

by David Dawson
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Dawson invites readers to probe literary theory as theology. In three key rubrics-spirit, text, and body-he finds the two disciplines meeting at their deepest level: as engagements with contemporary culture and as frameworks for speaking of all human meaning.

Synopsis

Dawson's Guide invites readers to probe literary theory as theology. In three key rubrics - spirit, text, and body - he finds the two disciplines meeting at their deepest level: as engagements with contemporary culture and as frameworks for speaking of all human meaning.

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Book Details

Published
April 1, 1995
Publisher
Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Pages
164
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780800626938

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