Selling Souls and Vending Paradise: God and Commerce in "A Confederacy of Dunces."

This essay discusses the relationship between religion and commerce as seen in the novel "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. The central character of Ignatius Reilly is described, noting the ways that the character misrepresents himself in his journal. Ignatius' devotion of his energy t...

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Publicado en:	Southern Quarterly Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 7 - 23
Autor principal:	McCluskey, Peter M.
Formato:	Essay
Publicado:	University of Southern Mississippi Fall2009
Materias:	Confederacy of Dunces, A (Book) Toole, John Kennedy, 1937-1969 Commerce in literature Religion in literature Distraction Metaphor 21st century (Literary period)
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