Approaching Silence: New Perspectives on Shusaku Endo's Classic Novel by Profess

Description: Approaching Silence by Professor Mark Dennis, Darren J.N. Middleton, Martin Scorsese Shusaku Endo is celebrated as one of Japans great modern novelists, often described as "Japans Graham Greene," and Silence is considered by many Japanese and Western literary critics to be his masterpiece.Approaching Silence is both a celebration of this award-winning novel as well as a significant contribution to the growing body of work on literature and religion. It features eminent scholars writing from Christian, Buddhist, literary, and historical perspectives, taking up, for example, the uneasy alliance between faith and doubt; the complexities of discipleship and martyrdom; the face of Christ; and, the bodhisattva ideal as well as the nature of suffering. It also frames Silence through a wider lens, comparing it to Endos other works as well as to the fiction of other authors.Approaching Silence promises to deepen academic appreciation for Endo, within and beyond the West.Includes an Afterword by Martin Scorsese on adapting Silence for the screen as well as the full text of Steven Dietzs play adaptation of Endos novel. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Mark W. Dennis is Associate Professor of East Asian Religions at Texas Christian University, USA.Darren J. N. Middleton is Professor of Literature and Theology at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is the author of three books, including Theology after Reading: Christian Imagination and the Power of Fiction (2008), as well as four edited volumes on religion, literature and film. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Silence in the WorldMark W. Dennis (Texas Christian University, USA) and Darren J. N. Middleton (Texas Christian University, USA)Part One: Background and Reception 1. Before Silence: Stumbling Along with Rodrigues and KichijiroKevin M. Doak (Georgetown University, USA)2. Silence on Opposite Shores: Critical Reactions to the Novel in Japan and the WestVan C. Gessel (Brigham Young University, USA)3. The Formality of the fumie?: A Re-consideration of the Role of the fumie in SilenceMark Williams (University of Leeds, UK)4. Endo and Greenes Literary TheologyDarren J. N. Middleton (Texas Christian University, USA)5. Charting Endos Catholic Literary AestheticMark Bosco, S.J. (Loyola University, Chicago, USA)6. Forbidden Ships to Chartered Tours: Endo, Apostasy, and GlobalizationChristopher B. Wachal (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA)Part Two: Christianity and Buddhism7. The Catholic Shift East: The Case of JapanChristal Whelan (Independent Scholar and Filmmaker)8. Agape Unbound in Silence and Deep RiverElizabeth Cameron Galbraith (St. Olaf College, USA)9. Discerning the Marshland of This World: Silence from a Japanese Buddhist PerspectiveDennis Hirota (Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan) 10. A Buddhist Reading of the Blue Eyes of Jesus in SilenceMark W. Dennis (Texas Christian University, USA)Part Three: Endos Theology11. Literature as Dohansha in SilenceJeff Keuss (Seattle Pacific University, USA)12. Is Abjection a Virtue?: Silence and the Trauma of ApostasyDennis Washburn (Dartmouth College, USA) 13. And Like the Sea God was Silent: Multivalent Water Imagery in Silence"Frances McCormack (National University of Ireland, Galway, Republic of Ireland)14. Laughter Out of Place: Risibility as Resistance and Hidden Transcript in SilenceJacqueline Bussie (Concordia College, USA)Part Four: Teaching Silence15. Silence in the ClassroomJohn Kaltner (Rhodes College, USA)Part Five: Later Adaptations16. Silence, a playSteven Dietz17. Silence, a filmMartin ScorseseContributorsFor Further ReadingIndex Review Approaching Silence is an anthology of essays (and one play) edited by Darren J. N. Middleton and Mark W. Dennis that explores the possible interpretations of the novel; it serves as a fitting prelude to the long-awaited Scorsese film of Silence that is due for release in the US in November. * Times Literary Supplement Review *A deeply rewarding book. * The Expository Times *A great contribution, with a fine collection of Endo scholars thinking candidly about the intense consciousness of problems in approaching Silence (original titled Scent of the Sunny Spot). The inter-disciplinary approaches and the range of issues discussed are diverse, complementary with each other, and effectively constitute the book as a coherent intellectual project. Recommended. * Emi Mase-Hasegawa, Associate Professor of Humanities, J.F. Oberlin University, Japan * Promotional A new comparative reader on Endos masterpiece, featuring contributions by leading critics, the full text of a dramatic adaptation, and an Afterword by Martin Scorsese. Long Description Endo Shusaku is celebrated as one of Japans great modern novelists and is often described as Japans Graham Greene. Silence is considered by many Japanese and Western literary critics to be his masterpiece. . . Approaching Silence is both a celebration of this award-winning novel as well as a significant contribution to the growing body of work on literature and religion. It represents the first attempt to feature an engaged, patient contact with this pivotal text. Approaching Silence assembles and features eminent scholars writing from Christian, Buddhist, literary, and historical perspectives, taking up, for example, the uneasy alliance between faith and doubt; the complexities of discipleship and martyrdom; the face of Christ; and, the bodhisattva ideal as well as the nature of suffering. Some essays will look through a wider lens on Endos work, comparing Silence to other works of Endo as well as to the fiction of other authors. . . Approaching Silence serves as a reader for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in religion and literature, inter-religious dialogue, comparative literature, Japanese literature, and textual reception. Review Quote "A great contribution, with a fine collection of Endo scholars thinking candidly about the intense consciousness of problems in approaching Silence (original titled Scent of the Sunny Spot ). The inter-disciplinary approaches and the range of issues discussed are diverse, complementary with each other, and effectively constitute the book as a coherent intellectual project. Recommended." -- Emi Mase-Hasegawa, Associate Professor of Humanities, J.F. Oberlin University, Japan Promotional "Headline" A new comparative reader on Endos masterpiece, featuring contributions by leading critics, the full text of a dramatic adaptation, and an Afterword by Martin Scorsese. Feature The first book on this classic Modernist novel from the perspective of religion and literature Details ISBN1623569834 Year 2015 ISBN-10 1623569834 ISBN-13 9781623569839 Short Title APPROACHING SILENCE Language English Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle New Perspectives on Shusaku Endos Classic Novel DOI CBID179298 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by Mark Dennis DEWEY 895.635 Pages 448 Publication Date 2015-04-23 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc UK Release Date 2015-04-23 NZ Release Date 2015-04-23 US Release Date 2015-04-23 Birth 1932 Affiliation Western Sydney University, AUS Position Research Professor of Religion and Theology Qualifications PhD Author Martin Scorsese Audience General AU Release Date 2015-04-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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