Thea Astley’s *An Item from the Late News
A Fictional Fifth Gospel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8891483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cheryl Taylor (0000-0002-2880-4188, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-9697 • E-ISSN: 1837-6479 |
| Publisher | Australian Literary Studies (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.20314/als.ba649b668f |
| OpenAlex | W3086257889 |
| Language | EN |
Commentators have been quick to recognise Wafer, Itemâ s protagonist, as a Christ-figure, and to discuss aspects of what Roslynn Haynes perceived to be a â plethora of religious and universal imageryâ . Another critical stream has focused on aspects of the novelâ s feminism that oppose the masculinist industrial complex. This article contends that an ambiguous exploration of Christian faith and hope, conducted in a context of profound human suffering and moral failure, is central to An Item from the Late News
Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Faith · Feminism · Gospel · Literature · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Irish and British Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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