The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley

By Allienne R. Becker

The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honor de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters, and explored the role of Catholicism in his world. Because of his training as a sociologist, Greeley brings to his novels a thorough knowledge of popular culture and social theory. And because of his experience as a Roman Catholic priest, he has gained special knowledge of vice, virtue, and the workings of the Church. Like Balzac--now a major canonical author--Greeley has created a world of numerous fictional persons, mapped the details of his culture, and explored the place of Catholicism in contemporary life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313315647
• ISBN13: 9780313315640
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"