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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826314403321

Autore

Parker G. F (Graham Frederick), <1956->

Titolo

The devil as muse [[electronic resource] ] : Blake, Byron, and the adversary / / Fred Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-474-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

The making of the Christian imagination

Disciplina

821/.7

Soggetti

Devil in literature

Artists in literature

Opposition, Theory of, in literature

Creative ability in literature

Imagination - Religious aspects - Christianity

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue: Kierkegaard, Don Giovanni, and Doctor Faustus: the artist as Faust -- The devil and the poet -- Blake and the devil's party -- Byron's familiar spirit -- Telling the devil's story: Doctor Faustus and The Master and Margarita.

Sommario/riassunto

A masterful reflection on the Devil's role in the literary imagination