
- 200 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
The Divine and Human Comedy of Andrew M. Greeley
About this book
The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters, and explored the role of Catholicism in his world. Because of his training as a sociologist, Greeley brings to his novels a thorough knowledge of popular culture and social theory. And because of his experience as a Roman Catholic priest, he has gained special knowledge of vice, virtue, and the workings of the Church. Like Balzac—now a major canonical author—Greeley has created a world of numerous fictional persons, mapped the details of his culture, and explored the place of Catholicism in contemporary life.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Quest for the Holy Grail
- 3. Rumors of Angels
- 4. The Passover Trilogy
- 5. Time between the Stars
- 6. God Game and the Angel Trilogy
- 7. White Smoke
- 8. Star Bright! and Other Short Fiction
- 9. The O'Malley Saga
- 10. L'Envoi
- Selected Bibliography
- Index