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Auteur(s) : Baillie, Eva Marta
Titre(s) : Facing the fiend [Texte imprimé] : Satan as a literary character / Eva Marta Baillie
Publication : Cambridge : Lutterworth press, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (X-207 p.) ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction : setting the stage : the birth of a character ; pt. 1. The dwelling
place of Satan. Is Satan evil? ; Satan's biography : the origins of the satanic narrative
; Satan in story and myth ; Satan and the written word ; pt. 2. Satanic characters.
The restless wanderer ; The tormented shadow ; The zeroing zero ; The creative
eliminator ; The stumbling block ; The transgressor ; Conclusion : Satan's salvation
or the redemption lies in the text.
Note(s) : "Satan is not a theological concept, but a literary character. Systematic and pastoral
theology struggles with the existence of Satan and at the same time, the devil inspires
authors, poets, artists, and musicians--his true nature in art seems to be creative,
even though he is usually associated with destruction. If we want to believe William
Blake, the true poet is of the devil's party, without knowing it. The various accounts
of the devil in literature and art would certainly promote the theory that Satan himself
is working on the side of the artist. While the biblical canon leaves us with many
open questions about Satan, the literary canon gives more than enough definitions
and interpretations of the devil. Satan is a powerful literary figure, the eternal
adversary, object and subject of the story. Without any real substance, he exists
in the realm of the narrative, being at the same time destroyer and creator. Satan
lends a face to what we experience as evil: the absence of relation, the exile of
the soul, the loss of identity, the destruction of the other and the self"--Publisher's
description
Sujet(s) : Diable -- Dans la littérature
Diable -- Doctrines religieuses
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780718893545. - ISBN 0718893549 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45002995n
Notice n° :
FRBNF45002995
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