Literary secularism
Singh, Amardeep, 1974-
Literary secularism religion and modernity in twentieth-century fiction / [electronic resource] : by Amardeep Singh. - Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (186 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The critical tradition and the modern novel: from Daniel Dafoe to James Wood -- George Eliot: British secularism, Jewish assimilation and Daniel Deronda -- Holy water, fluid mondernity: Rabindranath Tagore and Hindu reform -- Diasporas and promised lands: Ireland, Israel, and Joyce's Ulysses -- The elusive ideal of secular writing: V.S. Naipaul and literary secularism in India -- The ambiguous relationship between men and angels: Salman Rushdie's daemonic secularism -- The myriad failures of religious law: the uniform civil code debate and Indian feminism -- Literary secularism after 9/11: Philip Roth's The plot against America and Orhan Pamuk's Snow.
9781443802697 (electronic bk.) 1443802697 (electronic bk.)
Fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Religion and literature.
Secularism in literature.
Säkularisierung.
Religion.
Roman.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
Electronic books.
PN3503 / .S56 2006
809.933820904
Literary secularism religion and modernity in twentieth-century fiction / [electronic resource] : by Amardeep Singh. - Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (186 p.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The critical tradition and the modern novel: from Daniel Dafoe to James Wood -- George Eliot: British secularism, Jewish assimilation and Daniel Deronda -- Holy water, fluid mondernity: Rabindranath Tagore and Hindu reform -- Diasporas and promised lands: Ireland, Israel, and Joyce's Ulysses -- The elusive ideal of secular writing: V.S. Naipaul and literary secularism in India -- The ambiguous relationship between men and angels: Salman Rushdie's daemonic secularism -- The myriad failures of religious law: the uniform civil code debate and Indian feminism -- Literary secularism after 9/11: Philip Roth's The plot against America and Orhan Pamuk's Snow.
9781443802697 (electronic bk.) 1443802697 (electronic bk.)
Fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Religion and literature.
Secularism in literature.
Säkularisierung.
Religion.
Roman.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
Electronic books.
PN3503 / .S56 2006
809.933820904
