Longing, weakness, and temptation : from myth to artistic creations / by Irena Avsenik Nabergoj ; Jason Blake and Alenka Blake (translators).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Avsenik Nabergoj, Irena, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desire in literature.

Temptation in literature.

Bible and literature.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The themes of longing, weakness and temptation are relevant to every human and are interwoven with all fundamental ideals and values of the created, rational being. Temptation is all the more dramatic, the broader the perspective of recognition, the power of human longing and the sense of the difference between good and evil. This book is a summary of a study which compares and contrasts Slovenian and European literary works created under the influence of biblical source texts (Adam and Eve, ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; PART II; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; NOTES; INDEX OF NAMES; INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Descripción basada en metadatos suministrados por el editor y otras fuentes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-298) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-03586-X

9786612035869

1-4438-0428-2

OCLC:

830168630