Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walker Percy, and the age of suicide /

"A study of the phenomenon of suicide, both actual and spiritual, in the major fictional works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Walker Percy, drawing lines of continuity between the two authors and noting their differences. In the epilogue, Desmond offers a Christian counter-vision to the 'suicida...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Desmond, John F. (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press [2019]
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvcmxpf8
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Summary:"A study of the phenomenon of suicide, both actual and spiritual, in the major fictional works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Walker Percy, drawing lines of continuity between the two authors and noting their differences. In the epilogue, Desmond offers a Christian counter-vision to the 'suicidal' ethos he has documented"--
Descrición Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813231280
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9780813231273
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