Current Search: Greene, Graham,--1904---Power and the glory (x)
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Narrative technique in Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory".
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Creator
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Russell, Kathie Suzanne., Florida Atlantic University, Adams, Robert Don
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Abstract/Description
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Although the preponderance of modern criticism about The Power and the Glory focuses only on religious themes and concerns, the formal narrative technique of Graham Greene deserves equal consideration. Greene very deliberately and consistently constructs a narrative that uses specific formal devices and linguistic techniques that further enhance a formal rhetorical study of the novel and that augment a thematic analysis of the novel. Greene's formal techniques include shifts in narrative...
Show moreAlthough the preponderance of modern criticism about The Power and the Glory focuses only on religious themes and concerns, the formal narrative technique of Graham Greene deserves equal consideration. Greene very deliberately and consistently constructs a narrative that uses specific formal devices and linguistic techniques that further enhance a formal rhetorical study of the novel and that augment a thematic analysis of the novel. Greene's formal techniques include shifts in narrative point of view, precise forms of language, changing levels of diction, and specific grammatical devices. By analyzing the narrative techniques and linguistic markers that Greene employs, in conjunction with a theme-based analysis, we achieve great insight into the overall picture of the novel and the state of mind of the characters, particularly the protagonist of the novel, the whiskey priest.
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Date Issued
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2000
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15772
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Subject Headings
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Greene, Graham,--1904---Power and the glory, Greene, Graham,--1904---Criticism and interpretation
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Document (PDF)
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ANTITHETICAL FORCES IN TWO NOVELS OF GRAHAM GREENE.
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ROSS, HELEN KALOFF., Florida Atlantic University, Peyton, Ann
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This thesis demonstrates the dichotomy of opposing political and theological beliefs in two novels of Graham Greene. The journey motif in both the whiskey priest of The Power and the Glory and the Monsignor in Monsignor Quixote parallel the author's development from the youthful political zealot determined to right universal wrongs to the mature acquiescent accepting a unified world as an impossibility. In Monsignor Quixote, Greene depicts a spirit of compassion enlarged by exposure and...
Show moreThis thesis demonstrates the dichotomy of opposing political and theological beliefs in two novels of Graham Greene. The journey motif in both the whiskey priest of The Power and the Glory and the Monsignor in Monsignor Quixote parallel the author's development from the youthful political zealot determined to right universal wrongs to the mature acquiescent accepting a unified world as an impossibility. In Monsignor Quixote, Greene depicts a spirit of compassion enlarged by exposure and acceptance of diametrically opposite beliefs. The friendship of the Catholic and Communist enable each to acknowledge the validity of the other's ideas. Their dreams function as concrete and abstract elements in plot development and characterization. This study extrapolates the paradoxical fact of this author's personality as it reveals the serious nature of the young and old Greene, then delights us with the lighter side, thus sensitizing us to elements both tragic and comic.
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Date Issued
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1987
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14413
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Subject Headings
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Greene, Graham,--1904---Power and the glory, Greene, Graham,--1904---Monsignor Quixote
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Document (PDF)
