A Tale of Two Mimeses: Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" and René Girard

A Tale of Two Mimeses: Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" and René Girard. Rulo, K. Christianity \& Literature, 59(1):5--25, September, 2009.

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Presents literary criticism of the book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. It outlines the author's religious orientation and his use of Christianity in correlation with the context of Victorian cultural developments. It also manifests his mimetic desire in Gospel discourse in his effort to appropriate the moral and ethical weight of the New Testament.

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  journal = {Christianity \& Literature},
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  keywords = {Bible in literature, Bible. Gospels, CHRISTIANITY, CRITICISM, DESIRE in literature, DICKENS, Charles, 1812-1870, Girard, René, 1923-, Literature and Christianity, MIMESIS in literature, ORIENTATION (Religion), Peer reviewed, SCAPEGOAT, Secularization (Religion), TALE of Two Cities, A (Book : Dickens)},
  pages = {5--25}
}

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