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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... biblical works like Cain , Heaven and Earth , and those Hebrew Melodies which retell biblical episodes , but throughout his poetry . Although on the whole Byron's biblical quotations , references , and allusions are highly original and ...
... biblical works like Cain , Heaven and Earth , and those Hebrew Melodies which retell biblical episodes , but throughout his poetry . Although on the whole Byron's biblical quotations , references , and allusions are highly original and ...
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... biblical tradition is here made to bear an anti - biblical message . In Scripture the reed stands for the instability of aid from earthly monarchs and is implicitly contrasted with trust in God , with the biblical religion , whereas in ...
... biblical tradition is here made to bear an anti - biblical message . In Scripture the reed stands for the instability of aid from earthly monarchs and is implicitly contrasted with trust in God , with the biblical religion , whereas in ...
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... biblical relationship between God , the judge , and humanity , the defendant . Whether he succumbs to the distinctive authority of the biblical plot or unconsciously utilizes this authority as an excuse to foil his own intended heresies ...
... biblical relationship between God , the judge , and humanity , the defendant . Whether he succumbs to the distinctive authority of the biblical plot or unconsciously utilizes this authority as an excuse to foil his own intended heresies ...
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 |