From Tolstoy to Dostoyevsky in "The Moviegoer"

From Tolstoy to Dostoyevsky in "The Moviegoer"

Lawson examines the philosophical transition of novelist Walker Percy through his first published novel, The Moviegoer. The evolution of Percy's philosophical transition can be gleaned from the changes in his reading preference from Tolstoy to Dostoyevsky, which is apparent in the thematic pres...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Mississippi quarterly 2003-07, Vol.56 (3), p.411-419
1. Verfasser: LAWSON, LEWIS A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Dostoyevsky, Dmitry
Gordon, Caroline (1895-1981)
Literary criticism
Literature
Novels
Percy, Walker (1916-1990)
Philosophy
Reading preferences
Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910)
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Zusammenfassung:Lawson examines the philosophical transition of novelist Walker Percy through his first published novel, The Moviegoer. The evolution of Percy's philosophical transition can be gleaned from the changes in his reading preference from Tolstoy to Dostoyevsky, which is apparent in the thematic presentation of The Moviegoer.
ISSN:0026-637X