A history of the lie of innocence in literature : sons who become orphans /

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This book traces the history of what it terms the "lie of innocence" as represented in literary texts from the late 18th century to contemporary times. The writers selected here - William Blake, Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Cormac McCarthy - write at various points...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Le Cudennec, Rodney David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
English literature > History and criticism.
Fathers and sons in literature.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Pères et fils dans la littérature.
Literature & literary studies.
Religion: general.
Philosophy.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English literature.
Innocence (Psychology) in literature.
Orphans in literature.
Secularism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book traces the history of what it terms the "lie of innocence" as represented in literary texts from the late 18th century to contemporary times. The writers selected here - William Blake, Herman Melville, William Faulkner, Graham Greene, and Cormac McCarthy - write at various points in which the western world was undergoing a process of secularization. This work commences with a study of the bible demonstrating the extent to which "innocence" is realized there as a lie. It identifies in the bible how "innocence" is used for political, social and ethical expediency, and suggests that the
Descripción Física:1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9781443891691
144389169X

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