Reconciling Religious Orientation with the Demands of Fiction in Andrew M. Greeley’s Selected Novels
Reconciling Religious Orientation with the Demands of Fiction in Andrew M. Greeley’s Selected Novels
Author(s): Mark Anthony G. MoyanoSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Sociology of Religion, American Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Editura Universității Aurel Vlaicu
Keywords: Greeley; sociology of literature; sociology of religion; fiction; craftmanship;
Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to reconcile the religious orientation of Rev. Andrew M. Greeley with the demands of fiction, i.e. the literariness required in a masterpiece. As a sociologist-priest, he has written fictions that are considered or labeled as popular or those that belong to genre fiction. Using Russian formalist literary theories in reading Greeley’s selected novels, the researcher was able to elucidate that Greeley’s craftmanship is present, though it heavily relies on his background as a priest and sociologist.
Journal: Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies
- Issue Year: 12/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 57-64
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English