The Damned and the Elect: Guilt in Western Culture

The Damned and the Elect: Guilt in Western Culture

The stark theological polarities of damnation and salvation have haunted representations of guilt in Western culture for thousands of years. Friedrich Ohly's classic study The Damned and the Elect, first published in English in 1992, offers a comparative cultural history of figures such as Oedipus, Judas and Faust, from antiquity, through the Middle Ages, into modern times. Looking at the works of writers such as Sophocles, Dante, Marlowe, Bunyan, Goethe, and Thomas Mann (and illustrating his ideas with reference to representation in the visual arts), Ohly's wide-ranging arguments weave deftly across different cultures and periods to illuminate one of the most salient themes in Western literature.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
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Format Illustrated
EANs 9780521154666
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