The Resource Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth, Andrew Scheil
Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth, Andrew Scheil
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- Summary
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- "Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years. Sifting through the many references to Babylon in biblical, classical, medieval, and modern texts, Andrew Scheil uses Babylon's remarkable literary ubiquity as the foundation for a thorough analysis of the dynamics of adaptation and allusion in western literature. Touching on everything from Old English poetry to the contemporary apocalyptic fiction of the "Left Behind" series, Scheil outlines how medieval Christian society and its cultural successors have adopted Babylon as a political metaphor, a degenerate archetype, and a place associated with the sublime."--
- "Combining remarkable erudition with a clear and accessible style, Babylon under Western Eyes is the first comprehensive examination of Babylon's significance within the pantheon of western literature and a testimonial to the continuing influence of biblical, classical, and medieval paradigms in modern culture."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction
- Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity
- Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages
- Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present
- Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race
- Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype
- Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins
- Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781442625136
- Label
- Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth
- Title
- Babylon under western eyes
- Title remainder
- a study of allusion and myth
- Statement of responsibility
- Andrew Scheil
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years. Sifting through the many references to Babylon in biblical, classical, medieval, and modern texts, Andrew Scheil uses Babylon's remarkable literary ubiquity as the foundation for a thorough analysis of the dynamics of adaptation and allusion in western literature. Touching on everything from Old English poetry to the contemporary apocalyptic fiction of the "Left Behind" series, Scheil outlines how medieval Christian society and its cultural successors have adopted Babylon as a political metaphor, a degenerate archetype, and a place associated with the sublime."--
- "Combining remarkable erudition with a clear and accessible style, Babylon under Western Eyes is the first comprehensive examination of Babylon's significance within the pantheon of western literature and a testimonial to the continuing influence of biblical, classical, and medieval paradigms in modern culture."--
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- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Scheil, Andrew P.
- Dewey number
- 809
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN701
- LC item number
- .S34 2016eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- European literature
- Babylon (Extinct city)
- Allusions in literature
- Mythology in literature
- Popular culture in literature
- Iraq
- Label
- Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth, Andrew Scheil
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity -- Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages -- Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present -- Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race -- Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype -- Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins -- Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages)
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- online
- Isbn
- 9781442625136
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- illustrations
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- remote
- System control number
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- ocn946999887
- (OCoLC)946999887
- Label
- Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth, Andrew Scheil
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity -- Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages -- Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present -- Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race -- Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype -- Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins -- Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance -- Conclusion
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 343 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781442625136
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 4669670
- 22573/ctvg2drz5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
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- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- ocn946999887
- (OCoLC)946999887
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