| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cracking the prophecy code : reading as an act of agency -- The paranoia of plot : narrative, conspiracy, and agency -- "What a show!" : apocalyptic spectacle and the agency of watching -- "In the world but not of it" : agency and social engagement -- A very American apocalypse : Left Behind's neoliberal end-times vision -- The revelation will be televised : media, celebrity, and authority in Left Behind -- Negotiated agency : female subjectivities at the end of history -- Queering the apocalypse : homosocial, homophobic, and homoerotic subjectivities in Left Behind -- Conclusion : Both now and not yet : reading in the shadow of the rapture |
| Summary |
It is the not-too-distant future, and the rapture has occurred. Every born-again Christian on the planet has, without prior warning, been snatched from the earth to meet Christ in the heavens - while all those without the requisite faith have been left behind to suffer the wrath of the Antichrist as the earth enters into its final days. This is the premise that animates the popular cultural phenomenon that is the Left Behind series of prophecy novels, co-written by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins and published between 1995 and 2007. But these books are more than fiction: it is the sincere belief of many evangelicals that these events actually will occur - and soon. This book delves into the world of rapture, prophecy, and tribulation in order to account for the extraordinary cultural salience of these books and the impact of the world they project. Through penetrating readings of the novels, the author shows how the series offers a new model of evangelical agency for its readership |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 2, 2014) |
| Subject |
LaHaye, Tim, 1926-2016. Left behind series
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| SUBJECT |
Left behind series (LaHaye, Tim) fast |
| Subject |
Christian fiction, American -- History and criticism
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Rapture (Christian eschatology)
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Apocalypse in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Apocalypse in literature
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Christian fiction, American
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Rapture (Christian eschatology)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2013015891 |
| ISBN |
9781617039041 |
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1617039047 |
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9781621039891 |
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1621039897 |
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