From Augustine to Toni Morrison: Textuality, Temporality and the Inner Self
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of textuality, temporality and the inner self to the protreptic of Confessions. In this examination, the protreptic is the culmination of the impression of the text on its reader as well as the methods Augustine deploys to interpret Scripture. The interrelated structure of all three help to create a work that is not ambiguous but lives within many interpretations of the Christian experience. The structure of Augustine’s writing and the context it springs from will also be central to this paper, since from that discussion this paper comes to compare the protreptic found in Morrison’s writing. While Morrison’s work aims to reach its reader in a different way, in a different context. The purpose of this paper is to draw a parallel between the two showing that Confessions’ form of protreptic can be found in contemporary authors such as Toni Morrison.
Subject Area
Philosophy|Literature|Theology
Recommended Citation
Grant, Chantel, "From Augustine to Toni Morrison: Textuality, Temporality and the Inner Self" (2024). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31244435.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31244435
