Entangled Voices: Genre and the Religious Construction of the Self

by Frederick J. Ruf

In this book, Ruf tries to understand how the concepts of "voice" and "genre" function in texts, especially religious texts. To this end, he joins literary theorists in the discussion about "narrative." Ruf rejects the idea of genre as a fixed historical form that serves as a template for readers and writers; instead, he suggests that we imagine different genres, whether narrative, lyric, or dramatic, as the expression of different voices. Each voice,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195102630
• ISBN13: 9780195102635
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"