Fifth gospel (genre)

Fifth gospel is a literary genre focusing on fictional transfigurations of Jesus. The term has been coined by Theodore Ziolkowski.[1]

According to Ziolkowski, in "fictional transfigurations of Jesus" "the characters and the action, irrespective of meaning or theme, are prefigured to a noticeable extent by figures and events popularly associated with the life of Jesus as it is known from the Gospels."[2]

Books in this genre include Lars Görling [sv]'s 491, Gunter Grass's Cat and Mouse, John Barth's Giles Goat-Boy and Gore Vidal's Messiah and Live from Golgotha.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Neilson, Heather (1995). "Live From Golgotha: Gore Vidal's Second "Fifth Gospel"". LiNQ (Literature in North Queensland). 22 (2). ISSN 0817-458X.
  2. ^ Theodore Ziolkowski (12 April 2002). Fictional Transfigurations of Jesus. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-57910-931-8.
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