Babylon Under Western Eyes : A Study of Allusion and Myth /

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"Combining remarkable erudition with a clear and accessible style, Babylon under Western Eyes is the first comprehensive examination of Babylon's significance within the pantheon of western literature and a testimonial to the continuing influence of biblical, classical, and medieval paradi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scheil, Andrew P., 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Popular culture in literature.
Mythology in literature.
Literature.
European literature.
Allusions in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Culture populaire dans la litterature.
Mythologie dans la litterature.
Allusions dans la litterature.
Litterature europeenne > Histoire et critique.
European literature > History and criticism.
Iraq > Babylon (Extinct city)
Babylone (Ville ancienne) > Dans la litterature.
Babylon (Extinct city) > In literature.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity
  • Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
  • Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present
  • Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race
  • Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype
  • Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins
  • Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance
  • Conclusion.

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