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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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- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- 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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