Narrative Faith: Dostoevsky, Camus, and Singer

by David Stromberg

Overview

Narrative Faith engages with the faith and doubt dynamic to explore the moral visions expressed by Dostoevsky, Camus, and Singer in their works and their use of doubt-generating narrative techniques to portray characters struggling with faith.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611496642
Publisher:	University of Delaware Press
Publication date:	10/18/2017
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.27(w) x 9.32(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

David Stromberg is a postdoctoral scholar of literary studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Narrative Doubt: Modulation and Tension as Storytelling Strategies Chapter One: The Devoted G––v: Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in Dostoevsky's Demons Chapter Two: The Reserved Rieux: Love and Anguish in Camus's The Plague Chapter Three: The Refracting Shapiro: Rebellion and Creativity in Singer's The Penitent Chapter Four: Narrative Faith: Structural Complexity and Moral Vision Instead of a Conclusion: Confession, Revision, Hope Bibliography Index