Catholic Literary Giants: A Field Guide to the Catholic Literary Landscape

In this profound, penetrating study, Joseph Pearce examines the impact of Christianity on such giants as Dante, Shakespeare, Tolkien, Chesterton, and Waugh; plus mines the theological reasoning of such lesser-known writers as Roy Campbell, Maurice Baring, and Owen Barfield. He even includes Pope John Paul II, who wrote many literary and poetic pieces, among them the story that was made into a feature film, The Jeweler's Shop. Broaden your Catholic reading with an array of Catholic prose and poetry with a focus on the literary revival of the twentieth century.