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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... feeling dwells in ice . . ( Dedication , stanza 15 ) Not only in politics but also in poetry is sexlessness a sin , and a greater sin to Byron than licentiousness . Where no feeling dwells , especially in poetry , only evil can result ...
... feeling dwells in ice . . ( Dedication , stanza 15 ) Not only in politics but also in poetry is sexlessness a sin , and a greater sin to Byron than licentiousness . Where no feeling dwells , especially in poetry , only evil can result ...
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... feeling , and through a capacity to restore to it its own , to behold it again as a shining face . The metonymy that best summarizes the full range of these transactions is that which most forcefully articulates and accomplishes the ...
... feeling , and through a capacity to restore to it its own , to behold it again as a shining face . The metonymy that best summarizes the full range of these transactions is that which most forcefully articulates and accomplishes the ...
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... feeling " as well . Under such circumstances , to speak would be to bring about the world , or , if not quite that , to know it free of all mediation . If high mountains are to Byron a feeling , they are perhaps so because his act of ...
... feeling " as well . Under such circumstances , to speak would be to bring about the world , or , if not quite that , to know it free of all mediation . If high mountains are to Byron a feeling , they are perhaps so because his act of ...
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 |