Religious Narratives in Italian Literature after the Second Vatican Council : : A Semiotic Analysis / / Jenny Ponzo.

• VerfasserIn: Ponzo, Jenny,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Religion and reason ; Volume 59.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 176 pages).
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. Semiotic Ideology and Religious Themes in Italian Fiction --; 2. Literary Representations of Rituals and Liturgical Latin --; 3. The Thematic Role of the Pope, between Immanence and Transcendence --; 4. Atypical Models of Sanctity --; Conclusion
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
• ISBN: 3110497832; 311049602X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jenny Ponzo.

This book presents a semiotic study of the re-elaboration of Christian narratives and values in a corpus of Italian novels published after the Second Vatican Council (1960s). It tackles the complex set of ideas expressed by Italian writers about the biblical narration of human origins and traditional religious language and ritual, the perceived clash between the immanent and transcendent nature and role of the Church, and the problematic notion of sanctity emerging from contemporary narrative.