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Based on K. Barth's definition of faith and R. Bultmann's existentialist theology, J. H. Mazaheri has attempted to reveal G. Eliot's profound religious and spiritual quest by focusing only on the short but powerful novel, "Silas Marner". The critic believes that her thought in the area of religion and theology has not been appreciated enough by critics, and that a postmodern reading is necessary in order to understand it. So, through a close textual reading, the author shows not only the affinities G. Eliot had with Coleridge and Wordworth, already mentioned by others, but also with Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard. The novelist clearly distinguishes between religion and superstition: if she strongly rejects the latter, she believes in the reality and good aspects of the former. Indeed she demythologizes Christianity in a positive way, and implicity offers a new definition of religion. On the other hand, although she admired and translated Feuerbach's "The Essence of Christianity", she differed from him as much as she did from Strauss, whom she also translated. This essay on "Silas Marner" proposes thus a new approach to G. Eliot's thought, while stressing the qualities of her art, especially in the way she uses allegory, irony, and free indirect speech.
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Focussing on Silas Marner, John Mazaheri s monograph is a clear analysis of George Eliot s approach to religion and theology. Based on a close textual reading, he has demonstrated George Eliot s affinity with such thinkers as Kierkegaard and Schleiermacher. His invigorating post-modern approach to religion reveals an important aspect of her thinking, hitherto largely neglected. --Professor William Baker, Northern Illinois University; Editor, George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Studies
In a provocatively formalist study, John Mazaheri offers compelling evidence that, contrary to conclusions reached by most post-World War II critics, George Eliot s Silas Marner is a profoundly religious text, just as Eliot intended that it should be read as; indeed, Mazaheri identifies enough religious overtones in the text that he sees them as well-nigh pervasive . . . Mazaheri s study is a satisfying addition to scholarship on Eliot s small masterpiece; more importantly, it suggests ways that critics may want to employ in reconsidering the magnitude of her achievement in her other fiction. --Professor Jesse S. Crisler, Brigham Young University; Director, Center for the Study of Christian Values in Literature; Editor, Literature and Belief
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In a provocatively formalist study, John Mazaheri offers compelling evidence that, contrary to conclusions reached by most post-World War II critics, George Eliot s Silas Marner is a profoundly religious text, just as Eliot intended that it should be read as; indeed, Mazaheri identifies enough religious overtones in the text that he sees them as well-nigh pervasive . . . Mazaheri s study is a satisfying addition to scholarship on Eliot s small masterpiece; more importantly, it suggests ways that critics may want to employ in reconsidering the magnitude of her achievement in her other fiction. --Professor Jesse S. Crisler, Brigham Young University; Director, Center for the Study of Christian Values in Literature; Editor, Literature and Belief
J. H. Mazaheri (Ph.D., Brown University) is Professor of French at Auburn University (USA), where he has taught since 1989. He has extensively researched on the seventeenth and nineteenth century French Literature. His publications include several monographs on La Bruyere and H. de Balzac, as well as articles on George Eliot. Besides, with a degree from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he has remained an active visual artist.
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- ISBN 10 1443843539
- ISBN 13 9781443843539
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages166
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