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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... shows how Byron combines the Cain and Abel story with the theme of the double by means of the Lucifer - Cain relationship , and contends that Cain's futile attempts to reconcile the divisions of the universe anticipate twentieth ...
... shows how Byron combines the Cain and Abel story with the theme of the double by means of the Lucifer - Cain relationship , and contends that Cain's futile attempts to reconcile the divisions of the universe anticipate twentieth ...
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... show him as if present who has already been given . " " 16 Byron had , as he recalls in his letters and journals , read ... shows well the tortures of conscience that Byron suggests the elect will most likely have at the time of their ...
... show him as if present who has already been given . " " 16 Byron had , as he recalls in his letters and journals , read ... shows well the tortures of conscience that Byron suggests the elect will most likely have at the time of their ...
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... shows the hope and joy that come with His resurrection , Japhet , under the sentence of the doctrine of the elect , gets only cynical laughter from the spirit issuing from the cave . That Byron had Christ's resurrection and promise of ...
... shows the hope and joy that come with His resurrection , Japhet , under the sentence of the doctrine of the elect , gets only cynical laughter from the spirit issuing from the cave . That Byron had Christ's resurrection and promise 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 |