The fear of falling, the awareness of lost innocence, lost illusions, lost hopes and intentions, of civilization in declineathese are the themes which link literature to theology, both concerned with the shape of human destiny. Otten discusses the continuing viability of the myth of the Fall in literature. He relates a wide variety of romantic and modern works to fundamental issues in modern Christianity.E. C. Bufkin extensively treats what he calls the aquot;Christian myth of the Fall of Manaquot; in Lord of the Flies, relating it in ... some of his conclusions but is less concerned with the possible derivation of Goldinga#39;s imagery and themes (aquot;Lord of the Flies: An ... Henri Talon, aquot;Irony inLord of the Flies, aquot; Essays in Criticism, 18 (1968), 309.
Title | : | After Innocence |
Author | : | Terry Otten |
Publisher | : | University of Pittsburgh Pre - 1982-06-15 |
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