Mocking God and Celebrating Satan: Parodies and Profanities in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.
Given its stance against organised religion, it is perhaps not surprising that Philip Pullman's award-winning trilogy His Dark Materials has, alongside the plaudits and praise, invited controversy and debate. Jacobs ( The Weekly Standard, ), for instance, views the 'anti-Christian' theme in Pullman'...
| Publicado en: | Children's Literature in Education Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 293 - 303 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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