When is the End not the End? Literary Reflections on the Ending of Mark's Narrative
“…we are left with a choice between saying that Mark was simply incompetent, or that the ending, though strange, is right if rightly (finely) interpreted. We have to explain why a book that begins so triumphantly and makes promises of a certain kind ends in silence and dismay, without fulfilling the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1980
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Interpretation
Year: 1980, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-166 |
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Summary: | “…we are left with a choice between saying that Mark was simply incompetent, or that the ending, though strange, is right if rightly (finely) interpreted. We have to explain why a book that begins so triumphantly and makes promises of a certain kind ends in silence and dismay, without fulfilling the promises.”1 (Frank Kermode.) |
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ISSN: | 2159-340X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Interpretation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002096438003400204 |