"'Set in a Roman Catholic diocese,...Three Cheers for the Paraclete is about the dilemma of the rebel who knows that established authority is wrong but doesn't know how to put it right because he is himself too much a part of it. It is also about a critical religious issue...the conflict between a new generation which sees religious truth as something that must change with the world, and an establishment which sees it as fixed and immutable.
"In the character of young Father Maitland, scholar and humanitarian, many readers will recognize a lost hero of our time. Others, perhaps, will see only an arrogant intellectual, and something of a heretic. But almost everyone will identify with one side or the other of the conflict into which Father Maitland's beliefs and sympathies draw him - a conflict with his superiors which threatens to destroy him both as a priest and as a man."[1]
Critical receptionedit
In The Canberra Times, John N. Molony is impressed with the book but finds a number of problems with it: "The heart of the novel is about belief, but for this reviewer the transplant didn't work. It is hard to say about a Keneally that his theme was too big for him and that he couldn't incarnate his problem in living characters. Yet in this instance they do not measure up."[2]
Kirkus Reviews found something more in the book: 'Keneally's rather existential points are made with delicacy, at times with a warm, broad humor, and Father James is a vigorous, attractive priest. A thoughtful and sentient book."[3]
three, cheers, paraclete, 1968, novel, australian, author, thomas, keneally, miles, franklin, award, 1968, first, editionauthorthomas, keneallycountryaustralialanguageenglishpublisherangus, robertson, australiapublication, date1968media, typeprint, hardback, p. Three Cheers for the Paraclete 1968 is a novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally 1 It won the Miles Franklin Award in 1968 1 Three Cheers for the ParacleteFirst editionAuthorThomas KeneallyCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishPublisherAngus and Robertson AustraliaPublication date1968Media typePrint Hardback amp Paperback Pages240 ppISBN0 207 95046 6OCLC40233Dewey Decimal823LC ClassPZ4 K336 Th PR9619 3 K46Preceded byBring Larks and Heroes Followed byThe Survivor Contents 1 Story outline 2 Critical reception 3 Awards and nominations 4 ReferencesStory outline edit Set in a Roman Catholic diocese Three Cheers for the Paraclete is about the dilemma of the rebel who knows that established authority is wrong but doesn t know how to put it right because he is himself too much a part of it It is also about a critical religious issue the conflict between a new generation which sees religious truth as something that must change with the world and an establishment which sees it as fixed and immutable In the character of young Father Maitland scholar and humanitarian many readers will recognize a lost hero of our time Others perhaps will see only an arrogant intellectual and something of a heretic But almost everyone will identify with one side or the other of the conflict into which Father Maitland s beliefs and sympathies draw him a conflict with his superiors which threatens to destroy him both as a priest and as a man 1 Critical reception editIn The Canberra Times John N Molony is impressed with the book but finds a number of problems with it The heart of the novel is about belief but for this reviewer the transplant didn t work It is hard to say about a Keneally that his theme was too big for him and that he couldn t incarnate his problem in living characters Yet in this instance they do not measure up 2 Kirkus Reviews found something more in the book Keneally s rather existential points are made with delicacy at times with a warm broad humor and Father James is a vigorous attractive priest A thoughtful and sentient book 3 Awards and nominations editMiles Franklin Literary Award 1968 winner C Weichhardt Award for Australian Literature 1969 winnerReferences edit a b c Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally Austlit Retrieved 23 June 2023 Keneally tackles a vast subject by John N Molony The Canberra Times 19 October 1968 p14 Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally Kirkus Reviews 21 March 1969 Middlemiss org nbsp This article about a 1960s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Three Cheers for the Paraclete amp oldid 1218804122, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
