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Spiritualism in Raymond Carver’s Work

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  • Viola Kita

    (University of Tirana)

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Raymond Carver’s work provides the opportunity for a spiritual reading. The article that offers the greatest insight into spirituality is William Stull’s “Beyond Hopelessville: Another Side of Raymond Carver.†In it we can notice the darkness which is dominant in Carver’s early works with the optimism that is an essential part of Carver’s work “Cathedral†. A careful reading of “A Small Good Thing†and “The Bath†can give the idea that they are based on the allegory of spiritual rebirth which can be interpreted as a “symbol of Resurrection†. Despite Stull’s insisting in Carver’s stories allusions based on the Bible, it cannot be proved that the writer has made use of Christian imagery. Therefore, it can be concluded that spirituality in Carver’s work is one of the most confusing topics so far in the literary world because on one hand literary critics find a lot of biblical elements and on the other hand Carver himself refuses to be analyzed as a Christian writer.

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  • Viola Kita, 2015. "Spiritualism in Raymond Carver’s Work," European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 2, January -.
  • Handle: RePEc:eur:ejserj:113
    DOI: 10.26417/ejser.v3i1.p214-218
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