Exploring Catholic Literature A Companion and Resource Guide

by Reichardt, Mary R.

• ISBN13: 9780742531734
• ISBN10: 0742531732
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-07
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward

Summary

Designed for students of all ages, Exploring Catholic Literature: A Companion and Resource Guide provides an engaging and succinct introduction to twelve recognized masterpieces of Catholic literature, from Augustine's 4th century conversion narrative, The Confessions, to the recent poetry of Denise Levertov collected in The Stream and the Sapphire. Each chapter contains a brief biography of the author, an extended critical essay highlighting the work's Catholic and literary aspects, suggestions for further reading and study, and questions for discussion.

Author Biography

Mary R. Reichardt is a professor of literature and Catholic studies and the director of the master's program in Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(10)
Augustine of Hippo,
The Confessions of Saint Augustine	11	(16)
Anonymous,
The Cloud of Unknowing	27	(16)
Julian of Norwich,
Revelations of Divine Love	43	(16)
Dante Alighieri,
The Divine Comedy	59	(20)
Gerard Manley Hopkins,
Selected Poetry	79	(16)
Sigrid Undset,
Kristin Lavransdatter	95	(18)
Graham Greene,
The Power and the Glory	113	(16)
Evelyn Waugh,
Brideshead Revisited	129	(16)
Flannery O'Connor,
Everything That Rises Must Converge	145	(18)
Annie Dillard,
Holy the Firm	163	(16)
Shusaku Endo,
Deep River	179	(16)
Denise Levertov,
The Stream and the Sapphire	195	(16)
Appendix: Additional Works of Catholic Literature	211	(2)
About the Author	213