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Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council : A Semiotic Analysis /

Ponzo, Jenny

Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council : A Semiotic Analysis / Jenny Ponzo. - 1 online resource (VIII, 178 p.) - Religion and Reason : Theory in the Study of Religion , 59 0080-0848 ; .

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Semiotic Ideology and Religious Themes in Italian Fiction -- 2. Literary Representations of Rituals and Liturgical Latin -- 3. The Thematic Role of the Pope, between Immanence and Transcendence -- 4. Atypical Models of Sanctity -- Conclusion

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This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the biblical narration of human origins and traditional religious language and ritual, the perceived clash between the immanent and transcendent nature and role of the Church, and the problematic notion of sanctity emerging from contemporary narrative.




Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9783110499841 9783110496024 9783110497830

10.1515/9783110497830 doi


Italian fiction--History and criticism--20th century.
Italian fiction--History and criticism--21st century.
Italian literature--History and criticism--20th century.
Italian literature--History and criticism--21st century.
Religion and literature.
Religion in literature.
Semiotics and literature.
Erzählung.
Italien.
Religiöse Zeichenlehre.
Zeitgenössische Literatur.
Zweites Vatikanisches Konzil.
Ästhetik.
RELIGION / Comparative Religion.

Italian contemporary literature. Second Vatican Council. Semiotics of religion. narrative and aesthetics.

PQ4174 / .P626 2019

850.9/3826252