Spiritual problems in contemporary literature; a series of addresses and discussions.

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Corporate Author: Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Institute for Religious and Social Studies
Other Authors: Hopper, Stanley Romaine, 1907- (ed.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: New York, Institute for Religious and Social Studies; distributed by Harper [1952]
Series:Religion and civilization series
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Table of Contents:
  • Religion and the artist's situation: The literary artist and the other arts, by J. J. Sweeney. Sociology and the literary artist, by A. Salomon. Philosophy and the literary artist, by I. Edman. Mutations of belief in the contemporary novel, by H. V. Gregory. Man's spiritual situation as reflected in modern drama, by T. Spencer. The vocation of the poet in the modern world, by D. Schwartz
  • Religion and the artist's means: Theodicy, poetry, and tradition, by D. Daiches. Mysticism as a solution to the poet's dilemna, by K. Burke and S. R. Hopper. The use of myth in Kafka and Mann, by H. Slochower. Metaphor and the function of criticism, by C. Brooks. Existentialism as a symptom of man's contemporary crisis, by W. Barrett. The problem of moral isolation in contemporary literature, by S. R. Hopper
  • Religion and the artist's beliefs: Religion and the mission of the artist, by D. de Rougemont. Patterns of belief in contemporary drama, by G. R. Kernodle. The contemporary Jew and his Judaism, by J. Goldin. Catholic orientation in contemporary French literature, by W. Fowlie. Protestant orientation in contemporary poetry, by A. N. Wilder. The literary mind and religious responsibility, by É. Cailliet.