Horizons of Grace: Marilynne Robinson and Simone Weil
Publication Type |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication |
2005 |
Author |
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Journal |
Philosophy and Literature |
Volume |
29 |
Number |
2 |
Pages |
349-364 |
Language |
English |
Publish Dates |
October |
Keywords |
affliction (malheur) |
Annotation |
The author examines Marilynne Robinson’s novel Housekeeping through the lens of Simone Weil’s thoughts on suffering, waiting, detachment and attention as found in her works Gravity and Grace and Waiting for God. Robinson’s novel, Ryan contends, provides a dramatic example of Weil’s notions of decreation and the acceptance of the void created by suffering which in turn, through the refusal to seek consolation and explanation for such suffering, allows one to find value in it. |