The Search for Meaning and Presence of God in Modern Literature Heavilin, Barbara A. creator text Electronic books. xx Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (218 p.) From an Existential Vacuum to a Tragic Optimism: The Search for Meaning and the Presence of God in Modern Literature employs a new theoretical approach to critical analysis: Victor Frankl's logotherapy (from the Greek ""logos"" for word or reason and often related to divine wisdom), a unique form of existentialism. On the basis of his observations of the power of human endurance and transcendence - the discovery of meaning even in the midst of harrowing circumstances - Frankl diagnoses the mala... Table of contents; abbreviations; abbreviations; illustration; preface; acknowledgements; introduction; abbreviations; part i; chapter one; chapter two; chapter three; part ii; chapter four; chapter five; chapter six; part iii; chapter seven; chapter eight; chapter nine; notes; bibliography; index Description based upon print version of record. God in literature Literature, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism Meaning (Philosophy) in literature Religion and literature God in literature Meaning (Philosophy) in literature Religion and literature BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary PN56.G57 .H384 2013 809.93382 Heavilin, Barbara A. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing,c2013 9781443863438 (electronic bk.) 1443863432 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1730822 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=810529 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1730822 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=810529 EBLCP 140712 20200709060150.0 ocn883570715 eng