Histories of the Devil From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees
This book is about representations of the devil in English and European literature. Tracing the fascination in literature, philosophy, and theology with the irreducible presence of what may be called evil, or comedy, or the carnivalesque, this book survey
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Jeremy Tambling
Histories of the Devil From Marlowe to Mann and the Manichees
Jeremy Tambling London, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-51831-6 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-51832-3
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In memory of my brother, William Jonathan Francis Tambling, 1945–2015.
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A quite favourable recent review of a book I wrote noted that there was no notice of any secondary literature at its start, and nor had I written any introduction. Obviously this will not do: it is customary to start with explanations rather than hope, as I tend to do, that these, and the terms of reference will emerge and be found, rather than being predefined. This particularly applies to a book on the devil where there can be no set terms of reference. This present book comes out of my university teaching, using some of what I wanted to say in lectures or seminars, and since it follows that, it references my writing at the time, so I hope the reader will forgive the autocitations, whose associated egocentrism I regret. (I notice in passing how my writing keeps coming back to certain Shakespeare plays: though I hope I have not repeated myself the same Shakespeare plays recur throughout this book.) This book finds the devil in literature, perh
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