The changes of Cain : violence and the lost brother in Cain and Abel literature

The changes of Cain : violence and the lost brother in Cain and Abel literature /

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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Main Author: Quinones, Ricardo J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1991
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Cain > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Abel > (Biblical figure) > In literature.
Bible. > Genesis, IV, 1-15 > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Brothers in literature.
Violence in literature.
Human sacrifice in literature.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 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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