The testament of Mary
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2012.
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
81 pages ; 23 cm.
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Canon City Public Library - FICTION | F TOIBIN | On Shelf |
Lamar Public Library (C426) - FICTION | fic TOIBIN COLM | On Shelf |
Nederland Community Library - FICTION | Fic Toibin | On Shelf |
Pines and Plains - Simla Public Library - FICTION | AF TOI | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Scribner, 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
1st Scribner hardcover ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: London : Viking, 2012.
Description
PROVOCATIVE, HAUNTING AND INDELIBLE, Colm Tóibíns portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity.In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her sons crucifixion. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel. They are her keepers, providing her with food and shelter and visiting her regularly. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God; nor that his death was "worth it"; nor that the "group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye," were holy disciples.Mary judges herself ruthlessly (she did not stay at the foot of the Cross until her son died-she fled, to save herself), and her judgment of others is equally harsh. This woman whom we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone. Tóibíns tour de force of imagination and language is a portrait so vivid and convincing that our image of Mary will be forever transformed.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tóibín, C. (2012). The testament of Mary (1st Scribner hardcover ed.). Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. 2012. The Testament of Mary. Scribner.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm, 1955-. The Testament of Mary Scribner, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tóibín, Colm. The Testament of Mary 1st Scribner hardcover ed., Scribner, 2012.
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