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Histories of the Devil: From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees
Professor Jeremy Tambling
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Description for Histories of the Devil: From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees
Hardback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; DSA; DSB; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 555.
This book is about representations of the devil in English and European literature. Tracing the fascination in literature, philosophy, and theology with the irreducible presence of what may be called evil, or comedy, or the carnivalesque, this book surveys the parts played by the devil in the texts derived from the Faustus legend, looks at Marlowe and Shakespeare, Rabelais, Milton, Blake, Hoffmann, Baudelaire, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, and Mann, historically, speculatively, and from the standpoint of critical theory. It asks: Is there a single meaning to be assigned to the idea of the diabolical? What value lies in thinking diabolically? ... Read more
This book is about representations of the devil in English and European literature. Tracing the fascination in literature, philosophy, and theology with the irreducible presence of what may be called evil, or comedy, or the carnivalesque, this book surveys the parts played by the devil in the texts derived from the Faustus legend, looks at Marlowe and Shakespeare, Rabelais, Milton, Blake, Hoffmann, Baudelaire, Goethe, Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, and Mann, historically, speculatively, and from the standpoint of critical theory. It asks: Is there a single meaning to be assigned to the idea of the diabolical? What value lies in thinking diabolically? ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137518316
SKU
V9781137518316
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About Professor Jeremy Tambling
Jeremy Tambling retired from Professorships in Literature first in Hong Kong and then in Manchester, UK, and now works as an independent scholar and critic.
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