Byron, the Bible, and Religion: Essays from the Twelfth International Byron SeminarThis work consists of eight essays selected from papers given at the Twelfth International Byron Symposium. Much of Byron's poetry is examined, but the focus is on the Mysteries and Don Juan. The subjects include the Cain figure, Byron's skepticism, his attitude toward Christianity and religion in general, and his literary use of the Bible. |
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Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Byrons Cain as Sacred Executioner | 25 |
Between History and Theology | 39 |
Copyright | |
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"And trace it in this poem every line": Methoden und Verfahren ... Thomas Rommel Limited preview - 1995 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Byron, the Bible, and Religion: Essays from the Twelfth International Byron Seminar |
| Author | International Byron Seminar 1985 Haifa |
| Editors | Wolf Z. Hirst, Wolfe Ze'ev Hirst |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Press, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0874134013, 9780874134018 |
| Length | 196 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
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