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God and the Little Grey Cells: Religion in Agatha Christie's Poirot Stories

Autor Jr. Dan W. Clanton
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 iun 2024
Dan W. Clanton examines the presence and use of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and stories and their later interpretations. Clanton begins with a brief biography of Christie and her own religious identity before discussing the background(s) to Poirot's own Belgian Catholicism in the late 19th-early 20th century. He then examines the ways in which Bible is used in the novels as well as the ways in which Poirot understands God and evil to be at work in the world. Clanton also considers that many do not encounter Poirot in his original literary contexts. That is, far more people have been exposed to Poirot via "mediated" renderings and interpretations of the stories and novels in various other genres, including radio, films, and TV. As such, the book engages the reception of the stories in these various genres, since the process of adapting the original narrative plots involves, at times, meaningful changes. The book concludes by examining the impact Poirot and his stories have had on readers and viewers and, more specifically, fan groups from which primary reflections and data will be gathered and analysed. Capitalizing on the immense and enduring popularity of Poirot across multiple genres and the absence of research on the role of religion and Bible in those stories, this book is a necessary contribution to the field of Christie studies and will be welcomed by her fans as well as scholars of media and religion.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780567696076
ISBN-10: 0567696073
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.53 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția T&T Clark
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

The first and only book that examines the role of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and short stories as well as the later adaptations of these novels and stories in radio, film, and TV

Notă biografică

Dan W. Clanton, Jr. associate professor of religious studies at Doane University, USA.

Cuprins

AcknowledgmentsAuthor's PrefaceIntroduction Part One: Literary and Historical BackgroundChapter 1: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Agatha ChristieChapter 2: Christianity in England and Agatha Christie Part Two: The Bible in Christie's Poirot StoriesChapter 3: Death on the NileChapter 4: Evil Under the SunChapter 5: The Prodigal SonPart Three: Poirot, Religion, and ChristianityChapter 6: Poirot's Religious Identity, Part 1: Background and Nine ThemesChapter 7: Poirot's Religious Identity, Part 2: "The Chocolate Box" and Taken at the FloodChapter 8: Murder on the Orient ExpressChapter 9: The A.B.C. MurdersChapter 10: CurtainPart Four: "Other" Religions in Christie's Poirot StoriesChapter 11: A Christian "Cult" Chapter 12: Spiritualism Chapter 13: Jews and JudaismChapter 14: Muslims and IslamConclusionAppendix: Biblical Allusions and Quotations BibliographyIndex