| The Hermeneutics of Hell: Visions and Representations of the Devil in World Literature Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Thuswaldner, Gregor (Editor), Russ, Daniel (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 3319848461 ISBN-13: 9783319848464 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 809 |
| Physical Information: 322 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays analyzes global depictions of the devil from theological, Biblical, and literary perspectives, spanning the late Middle Ages to the 21st century. The chapters explore demonic representations in the literary works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Dante Alighieri, Charles Baudelaire, John Milton, H.P. Lovecraft, and Cormac McCarthy, among others. The text examines other media such as the operas Orfeo and Erminia sul Giordano and the television shows Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, and Mad Men. The Hermeneutics of Hell, featuring an international set of established and up-and-coming authors, masterfully examines the evolution of the devil from the Biblical accounts of the Middle Ages to the individualized presence of the modern world. |