Transforming through dialogue in Bernard Malamud's the assistant

Title

Transforming through dialogue in Bernard Malamud's the assistant

Creator

George R.; Kennedy J.J.

Description

This paper investigates the importance and relevance of dialogue in interpersonal relationship and argues that the authentic interpersonal relationship is essentially dialogic and transforming. The importance and the transforming effects of dialogue are explored through an analysis of Bernard Malamud's novel The Assistant. An attempt is made to understand the relationship between philosophy and literature while at the same time an interrogation is made to analyse the role of dialogue in philosophy and literature. For this it makes use of the Philosophy of Dialogue proposed by Martin Buber and Emmanuel Levinas. The analysis shows that dialogue acts as a medium through which human beings interact and it has the potential to transform people. The results of this study clearly emphasize the possibility of using dialogue as a tool for transformation in day to day life. 2017 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies (DVK, Bangalore).

Source

Journal of Dharma, Vol-42, No. 1, pp. 67-84.

Date

2017-01-01

Publisher

Dharmaram College, Centre for the Study of World Religions

Subject

Dialogue; Face; Interpersonal; Medium; Other; Relationship; Self; Transformation

Coverage

George R., Christ University, Bangalore, India; Kennedy J.J., Christ University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 2537222

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

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