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English
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A Survey of Mormon Literary Criticism
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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Master's thesis
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Three general questions concerning literature have been addressed by the writers considered in this thesis: What constitutes a work of literary art? What ought to be valued by Latter-day Saints in a literary work? How should criticism be conducted by Latter-day Saints? To the first question, five basic answers have been proposed: significant form, uplifting thought content clothed in decorative form, typological symbol, ikon (as the word is used by C S lewis in An Experiment in Criticism), and capacity for helping the reader achieve a kind of "negative capability." These definitions also tend to be statements of value, and thus answer the second question, with the proviso that works must ultimately be tested against the theological standard of the gospel of Jesus Christ. As to the third question, virtually all of the writers agree that all critical judgments must be informed and confirmed by the Holy Spirit; otherwise, critical method, like critical value, is closely related to definition of literature.
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A Believing People : Literature of the Latter-day Saints
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History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period I : History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself
Letters to a Young Mormon
Morality or Empathy? : A Mormon in the Theater
Reflections on the Nature of Mormon Art
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith
The Articles of Faith
The Imagination's New Beginning : Thoughts on Esthetics and Religion
The Mantle of the Prophet : A Rhetorical Analysis of the Quest for Mormon Post-Martyrdom Leadership, 1844-1860