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LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Bosco,Mark. GrahamGreene’sCatholicimagination/MarkBosco. p. cm.—(AmericanAcademyofReligionacademyseries) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN0-19-517715-0 1. Greene,Graham,1904—Criticismandinterpretation. 2. Christianityandliterature— GreatBritain—History—20thcentury. 3. Christianfiction,English—Historyand criticism. 4. Greene,Graham,1904—Religion. 5. CatholicChurch—In literature. 6. Catholicsinliterature. I. Title. II. Series. PR6013.R44Z631582004 823'.912—dc22 2004006716 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica onacid-freepaper Contents Acknowledgments,vii 1. Catholicism:GrahamGreene’sPatternintheCarpet,3 2. TheGreene/ingoftheCatholicNovel:Greene’sAppropriationof OxfordandtheFrenchCatholicLiteraryRevival,31 3. VaticanIICon/textsandGreene’sCatholicImagination,71 4. NewThreadsinanOldPattern:Greene’sCatholicImagination inTheHonoraryConsulandTheHumanFactor,97 5. ThePatternCompleted:TheFinalGreene/ingoftheCatholic ImaginationinDr.FischerofGenevaandMonsignorQuixote,129 Epilogue:ColoringCatholicism“Greene,”155 Notes,161 References,189 Index,199 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgments Therearemanypeoplewhoaidedinbringingthisbooktocomple- tion.IwantfirsttoexpressmyspecialgratitudetoDavidStagaman ofLoyolaUniversityChicagoandAlbertGelpiofStanfordUniver- sityfortheirthoughtful,challengingcommentsandalwaysstimulat- ingconversationthroughoutthewritingofthisbook. Likewise,myworkhasbenefitedfromcountlessconversations onGrahamGreenewithmanypeople,morethanIcannamehere. However,ImustmentionLeonorPokorny,JohnChandler,Michael Garanzini,andRobertBurns.Iamgratefulfortheirfriendshipand encouragementand,mostimportant,theirthoughtfulreadingof draftsofthetext. ToKimberlyRaeConnoroftheUniversityofSanFrancisco,her friendshipandherhelpwereessentialinfindingahomeforthe book.IwanttothanktheeditorsandsupportstaffatOxfordUniver- sityPresswhohavebroughtthisbooktopublicationinsuchapro- fessionalmanner. Finally,Iwanttoacknowledgethesteadysupportofmybroth- ersintheSocietyofJesusandmyfamily—mysistersLisa,Diana, Michele,mybrotherChristopher,myAuntCarol,and,mostofall, mymotherandfather.Theirfaith,hope,andlovehaveinstilledthe developmentofmyownCatholicimagination. Portionsofchapters2and4ofthisworkoriginallyappearedas viii acknowledgments anarticleentitled“FromThePowerandtheGlorytoTheHonoraryConsul:The Development of Graham Greene’s Catholic Imagination” in the journal Reli- gion&Literature.ReprintpermissionbytheUniversityofNotreDame,Religion &Literature,Volume36,Issue2(Summer2004). Graham Greene’s Catholic Imagination
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