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Author Bond, David, J

Title Jacques Chessex : Calvinism and the Text
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (213 pages)
Series University of Toronto Romance Series
University of Toronto romance series.
Contents Introduction : some preliminary considerations -- The Calvinist heritage -- The nature of Calvinism -- The ambiguities of a Calvinist -- The valley of the shadow -- Les justes -- The affirmation of life -- The flight from Calvinism -- Division and unity -- The text as unity -- The text, the world, and others -- Death, memory, and the text -- Conclusion : religion and the text
Summary David J. Bond provides the first comprehensive study of Jacque Chessex's work in any language-a study that reveals Chessex's deep ambivalence towards his Calvinist heritage and his efforts to resolve this dilemma through his texts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Chessex, Jacques -- Knowledge -- Calvinism
SUBJECT Chessex, Jacques fast
Subject Calvinism in literature.
Calvinism
Calvinism in literature
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442632219
1442632216
9781442633896
1442633891