
The Damned and the Elect
Guilt in Western Culture
Friedrich Ohly(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 26. August 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-0-521-15466-6 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Review of the hardback: 'One of those golden booklets on literature that appear once every thirty years.' Piero Boitani Review of the hardback: 'The interest and value of this study lie in the range of material, and in the clarity with which the material is presented.' J. P. SternMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
325 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-15466-6 (9780521154666)
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Content
List of illustrations; 1. Judas and Gregorius; 2. The despair of Judas; 3. The penance on the rock; 4. The Mathematicus: putting the blame on Fate; 5. The Vorauer Novelle: 'one shall be taken and the other left; 6. Judas and Everyman; 7. Faust: saved or damned? 8. Bunyan, Gunther, and Lenore; 9. Two novels by Thomas Mann: Doktor Faustus and Der Erwahlte; 10. Sophocles' King Oedipus and Oedipus at Colonos; Appendix: unpublished Life of Judas from the Schaffhausen Lectionary; Notes; Index.