Conspicuous Bodies: Provincial Belief and the Making of Joyce and Rushdie

by Jean Kane

Book Overview

In Conspicuous Bodies: Provincial Belief and the Making of Joyce and Rushdie, Jean Kane re-examines the literature of James Joyce and Salman Rushdie from a post-secularist perspective, arguing that their respective religions hold critical importance in their works. Though Joyce and Rushdie were initially received as cosmopolitans, both authors subsequently reframed their public images and aligned themselves instead with a provincial religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814252826
• ISBN13: 9780814252826
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"