Histories of the Devil - From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

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?

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2016
Authors:	Jeremy Tambling
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-51831-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Satanism & demonology Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Satanism & demonology
LSN:	1-137-51831-6
Barcode:	9781137518316

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