Innocence in Graham Greene's Novels

By Shoko Miyano

Graham Greene once wrote that Innocence is a kind of insanity. This book examines the many shades of innocence in Greene's characters: the blank innocence, depraved innocence, and absurd innocence of Anthony Farrant; the piteous innocence of Pinkie; the simple innocence of Raven; the pure innocence of Father Quixote; the paradoxical innocence of the Whisky Priest; the inverted innocence of Sarah Miles; the faithful innocence of Father Rivas, the Dog-Ears Priest; the intrusive innocence of Doctor Fischer; and the playful innocence of Harry Lime. The complex concept of innocence is found to be a prevailing theme in Greene's novels.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820488127
• ISBN13: 9780820488127
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"