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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... moral center and guide from the endeavors of the theme . This gives us a clue as to the purposes of Cain . Through his character , his thoughts and responses , the author will struggle to assert - and this with very evident difficulty ...
... moral center and guide from the endeavors of the theme . This gives us a clue as to the purposes of Cain . Through his character , his thoughts and responses , the author will struggle to assert - and this with very evident difficulty ...
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... moral obligations to our fellow men . Furthermore , I believe this moral from Cain can be extrapolated to apply to Byron's personal convictions in general . Byron had no settled dogmatic convictions : Don Juan , his letters , and the ...
... moral obligations to our fellow men . Furthermore , I believe this moral from Cain can be extrapolated to apply to Byron's personal convictions in general . Byron had no settled dogmatic convictions : Don Juan , his letters , and the ...
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... morality and " actuality " from his work : not merely moral advocacy , but moral dilemmas as such , have no place in Romantic Ironic art . And surely it is hard to disagree that if this is the case , the art must be severely ...
... morality and " actuality " from his work : not merely moral advocacy , but moral dilemmas as such , have no place in Romantic Ironic art . And surely it is hard to disagree that if this is the case , the art must be severely ...
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 |