Entangled Voices: Genre and the Religious Construction of the Self
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In this book, Ruf tries to understand how the concepts of "voice" and "genre" function in texts, especially religious texts. To this end, he joins literary theorists in the discussion about "narrative." Ruf rejects the idea of genre as a fixed historical form that serves as a template for readers and writers; instead, he suggests that we imagine different genres, whether narrative, lyric, or dramatic, as the expression of different voices. Each voice,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195102630
ISBN13:9780195102635
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:136 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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