Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
45. What Is the Historical Role of Atheism in Literature and the Arts?
Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
James Bryant Reeves [+]
Texas State University
James Bryant Reeves is an assistant professor of English at Texas State University, in San Marcos, TX. His research focuses on 18th -century British literature, secularization, and satire. His first book, Godless Fictions in the Eighteenth Century: A Literary History of Atheism, was published by Cambridge University Press.
Description
This chapter examines literary and visual depictions of unbelief from the early modern period to the present. By highlighting diverse portrayals of atheistic worlds and characters, the chapter contends that attitudes toward unbelief are not merely shaped by logical arguments and rational debate but by the stories we tell ourselves about godlessness.