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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462048103321

Autore

Graf Arturo <1848-1913.>

Titolo

Art of the Devil [[electronic resource] /] / Arturo Graf

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Parkstone International, c2009

ISBN

1-283-95761-2

1-78042-994-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Temporis collection

Disciplina

704.9487

Soggetti

Devil - Christianity

Devil in art

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of Il diavolo. Originally published in Italian in 1889. With new illustrations.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Introduction; The Devil; The Person of the Devil; The Number, Abodes, Qualities, Orders, Hierarchy, Knowledge and Power of Devils; Acts of the Devil; The Devil as Tempter; The Loves and the Offspring of the Devil; Pacts with the Devil; Magic; The History of Magic and Magical Practices; Magicians and Witches; The Inquisition: The Persecution of Magic; Hell; More about Hell; Defeats of the Devil; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"The Devil holds the strings which move us!" (Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil, 1857.)Satan, Beelzebub, Lucifer... the Devil has many names and faces, all of which have always served artists as a source of inspiration. Often commissioned by religious leaders as images of fear or veneration, depending on the society, representations of the underworld served to instruct believers and lead them along the path of righteousness. For other artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, they provided a means of denouncing the moral decrepitude of one's contemporaries. In the same way, literature dealing wit



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826935703321

Autore

Murphy Patricia <1951->

Titolo

Reconceiving nature : ecofeminism in late Victorian women's poetry / / Patricia Murphy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, Missouri : , : University of Missouri Press, , 2019

ISBN

0-8262-7429-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 pages)

Disciplina

821.8099287

Soggetti

Ecofeminism in literature

English poetry - Women authors - History and criticism

English poetry - 19th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Nascent Ecofeminism -- Augusta Webster: Interrogating the Nature/Women Link -- Mathilde Blind: Contesting Domination -- Michael Field: Eroticizing Agency -- Alice Meynell: Unsettling the Nature/Culture Dichotomy -- Constance Naden: Embodying Spirituality, Making Matter Matter -- L. S. Bevington: Seeking a Harmonious Relationship.

Sommario/riassunto

"The nature poetry by six women writers in the later Victorian era compellingly challenges flawed cultural perceptions of the nonhuman world by surprisingly and deftly deploying an array of ecofeminist strategies. Through these techniques, the poets assailed conventional ideas that placed the natural world in a decidedly inferior position, supposedly suitable for exploitation and degradation. This study focuses primarily on the "eco" aspect of ecofeminism, examining in depth the poetic responses to Victorian estimations of the natural world and its marginalization. Grappling with critical ecofeminist matters, these poets--Augusta Webster, Mathilde Blind, Michael Field, Alice Meynell, Constance Naden, and L.S. Bevington--heightened awareness of and dispelled misconceptions about nature"--