| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | La Bible dans les littératures du monde (The Bible in the World Literature) |
| Editors | Sylvie Parizet |
| Place of Publication | Paris France |
| Publisher | Les Editions Du Cerf |
| Pages | 1880-1882pp |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9782204113885 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Abstract
This entry in the encyclopaedia La Bible dans les littératures du monde (The Bible in World Literature) outlines the role the Bible plays in the literary works of the French Nobel Prize-winning author Romain Rolland (1866-1944). Despite remaining distant from the Catholic faith of his youth for much of his life, Rolland utilises Biblical references throughout his oeuvre, in both his shorter works and in his two major cyclical novels Jean-Christophe and LAme enchantée (The Enchanted Soul). In these two longer novels in particular, Rolland often innovatively re-writes Biblical passages in order to critique contemporary attitudes towards religion and bring Christianity into dialogue with other faith traditions.