"The thirteen essays in this critical volume explore the different ways in which evil is portrayed in popular culture, particularly through film and novels. Collectively, these essays suggest how vital the notion of evil is to our culture, which in turn suggest a need to reflect…
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Ethics, Evil, and Fiction brings together moral philosophy and literary analysis in a way that offers original new insights for both. Its central aim is to enrich the domain of moral reflection, by showing the value of literary texts as sources of moral illumination. Colin McGin…
«La littérature est l'essentiel, ou n'est rien. Le Mal - une forme aiguë du Mal - dont elle est l'expression, a pour nous, je le crois, la valeur souveraine. Mais cette conception ne commande pas l'absence de morale, elle exige une "hypermorale".La littérature est communication.…
This book is a concise philosophical meditation on Iago and the nature of evil, through the exploration of the enduring puzzle found in Shakespeare's Othello. What drives Iago to orchestrate Othello's downfall? Instead of treating Iago's lack of motive as the play's greatest wea…
The association of Nazism with the symbol of ultimate evil - the devil - can be found in the works of Klaus and Thomas Mann, Else Lasker-Schüler, and Rolf Hochhuth. He appears either as Satan of the Judeo-Christian tradition, or as Goethe's Mephisto. Barasch-Rubinstein looks int…
In the literature and aesthetic theory of modern times, we have witnessed the revival of the claim that the conventions and artifices of civilization are the source of many ills. Far from establishing harmonious relationships between individuals, they have sometimes legitimized …
Fiction and evil -- Literature as philosophy -- Skepticism about evil, part 1: mythologizing evil -- Skepticism about evil, part 2: Nietzsche's war on evil -- Conscience and character -- The perverse, the virulent, and the satanic -- Evil, pleasure, and malice: the conscience of…
This volume "Embodiments of evil: Gog and Magog" reveals in eight essays the images of the "other" in genres ranging from contemporary folk religion on the internet to the rich literary heritage of Alexander romances.
The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. N…
The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. N…