Fate and Freedom in the Novels of David Adams Richards
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2017
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781498528702 (ISBN)
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781498528702 (ISBN)
In Fate and Freedom in the Novels of David Adams Richards, MacDonald and Craig explore the Christian foundation of Richards’s writing and reveal an account of freedom that is fulfilled only in love.
This book explores the understanding of freedom developed in the later novels of celebrated Canadian author, David Adams Richards. Many reviewers highlight two interconnected features in Richards novels: a seemingly rigid determinism of setting and sociodemographics, and a resulting hopelessness. In contrast, Richards describes the quest of human life and the purpose of his novels as a search for freedom. This book explores the account of freedom that is developed through the course of four of Richards’s works: The Friends of Meager Fortune, Mercy Among the Children, The Lost Highway, and Crimes Against My Brother. Following the Augustinian thread that informs Richards’s writing, we argue that rather than presenting an understanding of human life that is bleak or hopeless, Richards instead reveals an argument wherein one’s happiness and freedom is found in the midst of love.
This book explores the understanding of freedom developed in the later novels of celebrated Canadian author, David Adams Richards. Many reviewers highlight two interconnected features in Richards novels: a seemingly rigid determinism of setting and sociodemographics, and a resulting hopelessness. In contrast, Richards describes the quest of human life and the purpose of his novels as a search for freedom. This book explores the account of freedom that is developed through the course of four of Richards’s works: The Friends of Meager Fortune, Mercy Among the Children, The Lost Highway, and Crimes Against My Brother. Following the Augustinian thread that informs Richards’s writing, we argue that rather than presenting an understanding of human life that is bleak or hopeless, Richards instead reveals an argument wherein one’s happiness and freedom is found in the midst of love.
Sara MacDonald is professor in the Great Books Program at St. Thomas University Barry Craig is principal at Huron University College.
Preface
Introduction
I.Meager Fortunes Indeed: The Friends of Meager Fortune
II. Seeking Mercy: Mercy Among the Children
III.Travelling Lost Highways: The Lost Highway
IV.Conclusion: Crimes Against My Brother
V.Postscript: Principles to Live By
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.06.2017 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781498528702 / 9781498528702 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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