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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... Lost which Byron had echoed verbally in Manfred . Both of these characteristics are summarized at the close of Lucifer's last speech in the drama : One good gift has the fatal apple giv'n- Your reason ; let it not be over - swayed By ...
... Lost which Byron had echoed verbally in Manfred . Both of these characteristics are summarized at the close of Lucifer's last speech in the drama : One good gift has the fatal apple giv'n- Your reason ; let it not be over - swayed By ...
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... Lost resounding through his postlapsarian biblical drama " because he is not sufficiently " outspoken . . . in acknowledging his use of an earlier text " when he tries " to discount his close familiarity with Paradise Lost in the ...
... Lost resounding through his postlapsarian biblical drama " because he is not sufficiently " outspoken . . . in acknowledging his use of an earlier text " when he tries " to discount his close familiarity with Paradise Lost in the ...
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... lost Jewish homeland . " Thus , " On Jordan's Banks " concludes , How long by tyrants shall thy land be trod ? How long thy temple worshipless , Oh God ? As Marchand observes , " the lost Eden was easily identified in Byron's feelings ...
... lost Jewish homeland . " Thus , " On Jordan's Banks " concludes , How long by tyrants shall thy land be trod ? How long thy temple worshipless , Oh God ? As Marchand observes , " the lost Eden was easily identified in Byron's feelings ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
Byrons Cain as Sacred Executioner | 25 |
Between History and Theology | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Abel story Adam and Eve Adam's Aholibamah allusions Anah angels Bayle Bayle's Dictionary becomes Bible biblical Byron's Cain Byron's Lapse Byron's Poetry Byronic Hero Cain and Abel Cain story Cain's Cambridge canto character Chicago Childe Harold Christian context Critical divine doctrine Don Juan Don Juan tradition drama echoes edited episode eternal feeling Genesis Greek guilt Haidee Harvard University Press Heaven and Earth Hebraic hell Hellenic hero Hirst human immanence ironist Japhet John Juan's Keats-Shelley Journal Kenite Kierkegaard literary London Lord Byron Lucifer Lucifer's Manfred Manfred's Marchand McGann metaphor metonymy Milton's modern moral murderer Mystery myth Noah Old Testament Paradise Lost Pierre Bayle play poem poet poet's poetic Pope Joan Princeton punishment Ray Stevens readers reference religion religious Romantic Irony Romantic Poetry Romanticism sacred executioner sacrifice salvation scriptural secular sense sexual skepticism spirit stanza theodicy theological things Thorslev thou vision vols words York
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"And trace it in this poem every line": Methoden und Verfahren ... Thomas Rommel Limited preview - 1995 |