The Changes of Cain : Violence and the Lost Brother in Cain and Abel Literature /

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Era by era, from the writings of the classical Christian epoch up to East of Eden and Amadeus, from Philo to Finnegans Wake, Ricardo Quinones examines the contexts of a master metaphor of our culture. This brilliant work is the first comprehensive book on the Cain and Abel story."Ricardo Quinon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Quinones, Ricardo J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Course Book
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1201
Temas:
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE: The Three Traditions
  • Chapter One. CITIZEN CAIN
  • Chapter Two. MONSTROUS CAIN
  • Chapter Three. CAIN AS SACRED EXECUTIONER
  • PART Two: Regenerate Cain
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Byron's Cain and Its Antecedents
  • Chapter Five. THE SECRET SHARER
  • Chapter Six. DEMIAN
  • Chapter Seven. THE NEW AMERICAN CAIN: EAST OF EDEN AND OTHER WORKS OF POST-WORLD WAR II AMERICA
  • PART THREE: Dramas of Envy
  • Chapter Eight. BILLY BUDD
  • Chapter Nine. AMADEUS AND PRICK UP YOUR EARS
  • Chapter Ten. ABEL SANCHEZ
  • PART FOUR: Tomorrow's Cain
  • Chapter Eleven. CAIN OF FUTURE HISTORY
  • Chapter Twelve. TWINNING THE TWAIN
  • EPILOGUE
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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