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The Human Soul as Battleground: Variations on Dualism and the Self in English Literature

Jens Martin Gurr

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Description:After an overview of dualistic conceptions of the self in Plato, the Bible, Augustine and further classical, medieval and Renaissance sources, this study discusses key variations of such notions through sustained readings of major texts in chapters on Renaissance sonnets, Royalist Civil War Poetry, Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’, Bunyan’s ‘Grace Abounding’, Pilgrim’s ‘Progress and The Holy War’, Richardson’s ‘Pamela’, Sterne’s ‘Sentimental Journey’, Wordsworth’s ‘Prelude’, Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’, Wilde’s ‘Dorian Gray’ and Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’.Among the recurring themes are the mind-body relationship, the body politic analogy, ideologies of love, the evaluation of sense perceptions, and the struggle between the higher and the lower human faculties.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Human Soul as Battleground: Variations on Dualism and the Self in English Literature. To get started finding The Human Soul as Battleground: Variations on Dualism and the Self in English Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 229

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: C. Winter

Release: 2003

ISBN: 3825314855

Description: After an overview of dualistic conceptions of the self in Plato, the Bible, Augustine and further classical, medieval and Renaissance sources, this study discusses key variations of such notions through sustained readings of major texts in chapters on Renaissance sonnets, Royalist Civil War Poetry, Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’, Bunyan’s ‘Grace Abounding’, Pilgrim’s ‘Progress and The Holy War’, Richardson’s ‘Pamela’, Sterne’s ‘Sentimental Journey’, Wordsworth’s ‘Prelude’, Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’, Wilde’s ‘Dorian Gray’ and Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’.Among the recurring themes are the mind-body relationship, the body politic analogy, ideologies of love, the evaluation of sense perceptions, and the struggle between the higher and the lower human faculties.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Human Soul as Battleground: Variations on Dualism and the Self in English Literature. To get started finding The Human Soul as Battleground: Variations on Dualism and the Self in English Literature, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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