Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

2002

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Furman, Andrew

Abstract

Saul Bellow's Herzog is more than just a story of a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown as a result of his wife's ruthless infidelities. It is a story about the re-affirmation of life in spite of horrible circumstances. Although Bellow is widely recognized as a Jewish author, Herzog is written with a foundation that also focuses on Christian idealogy, a belief that Bellow was introduced to as a young child. Being an ardent admirer of Saul Bellow's work, I was surprised that few critics have paid close attention to the prolific amount of religious parallels that can be found in his novels. This thesis is a result of my interest in both the Old and New Testament allusions that appear in this novel.

Extent

87 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2002.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT12874

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