• The Catholicity of Time in the Work of George Mackay Brown

    Author(s):
    Jason Goroncy (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Poetics and Poetry, Theology
    Subject(s):
    Theology, Arts, Time--Philosophy, Scottish literature
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    George Mackay Brown, Eucharist, Time, Theology and the arts, Philosophy of time, Narrative and time
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6XC6K
    Abstract:
    This essay introduces and explores some explicitly theological concerns in the work of the Orcadian poet, novelist, and dramatist George Mackay Brown (1921–96). More specifically, its interest is with Brown’s presentation and treatment of the notion of time. Drawing on examples from a wide selection of his work, it is argued that Brown’s conversion to Roman Catholicism, and in particular his delight in the enchantment of the Mass, allowed him to exploit a distinctly Catholic sacramental theology and aesthetic of creation – its location, people, and history – appraised in light of the Eucharist.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1177/1030570X17698507
    Publisher:
    SAGE Publications
    Pub. Date:
    2016
    Journal:
    Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies
    Volume:
    29
    Issue:
    1
    Page Range:
    22 - 44
    ISSN:
    1030-570X,1839-2598
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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