Walker Percy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Search for Influence

Walker Percy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Search for Influence
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Book Synopsis Walker Percy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Search for Influence by : Jessica Hooten Wilson

Download or read book Walker Percy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Search for Influence written by Jessica Hooten Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failed imitation in The Charterhouse and The Gramercy winner -- Faithful re-membering in The Moviegoer -- Modeling a holy fool in The Last gentleman -- Borrowed critiques in Love in the ruins -- "Outdostoevskying Dostoevsky" in Lancelot -- Echoed prophecies in The Second coming and The Thanatos Syndrome -- Conclusion--Imitation versus anxiety: a Christian's response to Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of influence


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