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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Quinones, Ricardo J. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1991]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Cain > (Biblical figure)
Abel > (Biblical figure)
Abel > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Cain > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Bible. > Genesis, IV, 1-15 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Violence in literature.
Literature.
Human sacrifice in literature.
Brothers in literature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Sacrifice humain dans la litterature.
Violence dans la litterature.
Freres dans la litterature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter One. CITIZEN CAIN
  • Chapter Two. MONSTROUS CAIN
  • Chapter Three. CAIN AS SACRED EXECUTIONER
  • 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
  • Chapter Eight. BILLY BUDD
  • Chapter Nine. AMADEUS AND PRICK UP YOUR EARS
  • Chapter Ten. ABEL SANCHEZ
  • Chapter Eleven. CAIN OF FUTURE HISTORY
  • Chapter Twelve. TWINNING THE TWAIN
  • EPILOGUE
  • NOTES
  • INDEX.

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