Depicting the Divine: Mikhail Bulgakov and Thomas Mann by Olga G. Voronina (Engl

Description: Depicting the Divine by Olga G. Voronina Two of the iconic novels of the twentieth century, Mikhail Bulgakovs The Master and Margarita (1928-40) and Thomas Manns Joseph and His Brothers (1933-43), each engage with religious themes in the face of militant, sometimes violent, cultural opposition: Soviet communism and Nazi anti-Semitism. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Two of the iconic novels of the twentieth century, Mikhail Bulgakovs The Master and Margarita (1928-40) and Thomas Manns Joseph and His Brothers (1933-43), each engage with religious themes in the face of militant, sometimes violent, cultural opposition: Soviet communism and Nazi anti-Semitism. They have divine characters, Jesus and Yahweh, and draw upon modern developments in biblical study, emphasising scripture as texts subject to literary criticism. Yet, as Voronina shows, Mann and Bulgakov employ a deliberately contradictory narrative strategy, de-mystifying and de-sacralising their divine protagonists but leaving the existence of the transcendent open. In this way, doubt becomes both a dramatisation of faith and a strategy for approaching the divine.Olga G. Voronina received her PhD in Comparative Literature from University College London. She has taught at the Universities of Leeds, Nottingham, St Andrews, the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London and University College Oxford. Long Description Two of the iconic novels of the twentieth century, Mikhail Bulgakovs The Master and Margarita (1928-40) and Thomas Manns Joseph and His Brothers (1933-43), each engage with religious themes in the face of militant, sometimes violent, cultural opposition: Soviet communism and Nazi anti-Semitism. They have divine characters, Jesus and Yahweh, and draw upon modern developments in biblical study, emphasising scripture as texts subject to literary criticism. Yet, as Voronina shows, Mann and Bulgakov employ a deliberately contradictory narrative strategy, de-mystifying and de-sacralising their divine protagonists but leaving the existence of the transcendent open. In this way, doubt becomes both a dramatisation of faith and a strategy for approaching the divine. Olga G. Voronina received her PhD in Comparative Literature from University College London. She has taught at the Universities of Leeds, Nottingham, St Andrews, the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London and University College Oxford. Details ISBN1781885451 Pages 148 Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1781885451 ISBN-13 9781781885451 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-04-08 Imprint Legenda Subtitle Mikhail Bulgakov and Thomas Mann Author Olga G. Voronina Publisher Legenda Short Title Depicting the Divine Series Number 47 DEWEY 891.7342 UK Release Date 2019-04-08 Series Studies in Comparative Literature Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134479621;

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