Byron, the Bible, and Religion: Essays from the Twelfth International Byron SeminarWolf Z. Hirst This 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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... Cain in the biblical narrative and subtext . In his essay on " Byron's Cain : Between History and Theology , " Ricardo Quinones , who has been studying the evolution of the Cain figure through the ages , demonstrates the revolutionary ...
... Cain in the biblical narrative and subtext . In his essay on " Byron's Cain : Between History and Theology , " Ricardo Quinones , who has been studying the evolution of the Cain figure through the ages , demonstrates the revolutionary ...
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... Cain is the eponymous ancestor of those very Kenites who play a not unimportant role in later Israelite history . Jethro , the father - in - law of Moses , is , according to a verse in Judges ( 1:16 ) , a Kenite - he contributed ...
... Cain is the eponymous ancestor of those very Kenites who play a not unimportant role in later Israelite history . Jethro , the father - in - law of Moses , is , according to a verse in Judges ( 1:16 ) , a Kenite - he contributed ...
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... Cain becomes representative of a mentality that is secular : everything it sees it believes it has made and owns . Cain's progeny include Alexander and Protagoras ( " Man is the measure of all things " ) . Opposed to Cain is Abel , who ...
... Cain becomes representative of a mentality that is secular : everything it sees it believes it has made and owns . Cain's progeny include Alexander and Protagoras ( " Man is the measure of all things " ) . Opposed to Cain is Abel , who ...
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 |