Histories of the Devil

From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees

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Jeremy Tambling

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Hardback

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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? Is it still the definition of a good poet to be of the devil's party, as Blake argued?

Author Biography:

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.

Release date Australia

February 28th, 2017

Author

Jeremy Tambling

Pages

308

Edition

1st ed. 2016

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

2 Tables, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XVII, 308 p. 2 illus.

Dimensions

148x210x19

ISBN-13

9781137518316

Product ID

25737509

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