“But now my eye sees you”
This article argues Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 is a postsecular retelling of the book of Job. The novel not only alludes directly to Job, but shares plot, structure, and theme. Both texts explore religious meaning; divining the nature of the transcendent is the primary task of both protag...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2016]
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Christianity & literature
Année: 2016, Volume: 65, Numéro: 4, Pages: 430-454 |
| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianisme et culture HB Ancien Testament KBQ Amérique du Nord TK Époque contemporaine |
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The Crying of Lot 49
B Occupation B Religious Literature History & criticism B CRYING of Lot 49, The (Book : Pynchon) B conflict of interests B Thomas Pynchon B Mystery B Ambiguity B Pynchon, Thomas, 1937- B Transcendent |
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| Résumé: | This article argues Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 is a postsecular retelling of the book of Job. The novel not only alludes directly to Job, but shares plot, structure, and theme. Both texts explore religious meaning; divining the nature of the transcendent is the primary task of both protagonists. Further, both texts detail an education in uncertainty: as the voice from the whirlwind “answers” neither Oedipa nor Job according to expectations, each comes to understand the innate uncertainty of life and gains the self-knowledge and wisdom to live fully in spite of and according to this ambiguity. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0148333115599886 |