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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... writes of " the heretical and even blasphemous character of Byron's work , " while earlier he introduced an essay on Cain with the assertion that " The Romantic Poets set out to subvert the religious tradition from within " and thus ...
... writes of " the heretical and even blasphemous character of Byron's work , " while earlier he introduced an essay on Cain with the assertion that " The Romantic Poets set out to subvert the religious tradition from within " and thus ...
Page 79
... writes Byron ( in stanza 35 ) alluding to the " Prayer of Moses " in Psalms , chapter 90 , verse 10 , where the human life span is described as " threescore years and ten , " or " four - score , " yet " soon cut off . " In contrast with ...
... writes Byron ( in stanza 35 ) alluding to the " Prayer of Moses " in Psalms , chapter 90 , verse 10 , where the human life span is described as " threescore years and ten , " or " four - score , " yet " soon cut off . " In contrast with ...
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... writes Shaw , is " a society in which the serious business of sex is left by men to women , " despite the " feeble romantic convention " set up by men . 13 I have no quarrel with Shaw's analysis of the Don Juan tradition , nor with his ...
... writes Shaw , is " a society in which the serious business of sex is left by men to women , " despite the " feeble romantic convention " set up by men . 13 I have no quarrel with Shaw's analysis of the Don Juan tradition , nor with his ...
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 |