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Good and Evil (Theme in Children's Literature)

Books on: good and evil in literature

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Chesterton and Evil

Book by Mark Knight; Fordham University Press, 2004

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Chesterton, G. K--(Gilbert Keith)--1874-1936--Religion, Christianity And Literature--England--History--20th Century, Evil In Literature, Good And Evil--History Of Doctrines--20th Century

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Studies in Religion and Literature Series, No. 7 ISSN 1096...1972- Chesterton and evil / Mark Knight.-1st ed...History-20th century. 3. Good and evil-History of doctrines-20th century. 4. Evil in literature. I. Title...
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Fighting Evil: Unsung Heroes in the Novels of Graham Greene

Book by Haim Gordon; Greenwood Press, 1997

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Didactic Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Good And Evil In Literature, Greene, Graham--1904---Characters--Heroes, Greene, Graham--1904---Ethics, Heroes In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Data Gordon, Hayim. Fighting evil : unsung heroes in the novels...Contributions to the study of world literature, ISSN 0738-9345 ; no. 73...History and criticism. 3. Good and evil in literature. 4. Heroes in literature...
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The Nature of Evil

Book by Radoslav A. Tsanoff; The Macmillan Company, 1931

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Good And Evil, Literature--Philosophy, Optimism, Pessimism, Philosophy And Religion

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Leconte de Lisle can portray the evil chaos of existence, but he...wrapped in the dark mantle of evil memories and black forebodings...through the pages of a dozen literatures, their past rising up to...romantic maidens. Russian literature, adolescent in Byrons day...has over the earth, and the evil which he sows in it, give...
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Fantasies of Female Evil: The Dynamics of Gender and Power in Shakespearean Tragedy

Book by Cristina León Alfar; University of Delaware Press, 2003

Subjects:

Evil In Literature, Power (Social Sciences) In Literature, Sex Role In Literature, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Characters--Women, Shakespeare, William--1564-1616--Tragedies, Women In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...body, active/passive, good/evil. 33 In this sense, I...process by which women become evil is exposed in Shakespeares...is clear that feminine evil, what is finally the feminine...taboo and sacrifice or literature itself (in the sense of...
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The Imagination of Disaster: Evil in the Fiction of Henry James

Book by J. A. Ward; University of Nebraska Press, 1961

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Didactic Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Evil In Literature, Fiction, James, Henry--1843-1916--Ethics

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...by Maggie Verver. The evil character in James is...nearly axiomatic that the good are reflective and passive...prevalent in much of American literature. In Jamess fiction evil...so through pursuit of good. James does not characterize...Merle; to material goods, as with Mona Brigstock...aesthetics, in itself a good, brings misery to his...

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Journal Articles on: good and evil in literature

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Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature

Journal article by Frank G. Novak Jr.; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 57, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...not consider the evils of poverty and racism...representations of evil as a way of comprehending...many in the modern literature of evil. The insistence...sinners inner being, literature may convey a powerful...concealing our basically evil nature" (259...interested in how literature also depicts the...freedom to choose good instead of evil...
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Paulson, Ronald. Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature

Journal article by Robert F. Brown; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 61, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Paulson, Ronald. Sin and Evil: Moral Values in Literature. by Robert F. Brown...belief. He emphasizes the evil that people do to one...counts as suffering-evil he takes to be fairly...authorities, who call them evils as well as sins, are...view of which acts are good and which are sinful...
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Discourses of Seduction: History, Evil, Desire, and Modern Japanese Literature

Journal article by Atsuko Ueda; CLIO, Vol. 36, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Discourses of Seduction: History, Evil, Desire, and Modern Japanese Literature (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Seduction: History, Evil, Desire, and Modern...and critics, some better known in the United...now arguably the best-known contemporary...In thinking about literature in general, I began...attempted to place literature in opposition to our desire for truth and good" (vii). Hirata...this opposition--literature versus history...out-of-hand literatures privileged status...
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The Devils in the Details: The Role of Evil in the Short Fiction of Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol and Nathaniel Hawthorne

Journal article by Derek Maus; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 38, 2002

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Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Good and evil--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Hawthorne, Nathaniel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...medieval literature" (136...boundary that evil forces cannot...have a good hearty laugh...practice at best, this letter...Georges. Literature and Evil. Trans...Comparative Literature Studies 23...Tales of Good and Evil. New York...
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Chesterton and Evil

Journal article by Ian Boyd; Christianity and Literature, Vol. 55, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Chesterton and Evil (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

Chesterton and Evil. by Ian Boyd Chesterton and Evil. By Mark Knight. New York...Those who knew Chesterton best were unanimous in their belief...anything to sorrow over in this best of all possible worlds." C...and Knight wisely devotes a good portion of this short book to...

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Magazine Articles on: good and evil in literature

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Mr. Hyde & the Epidemiology of Evil

Magazine article by Theodore Dalrymple; New Criterion, Vol. 23, September 2004

Subjects:

Good and evil--Models, Good and evil--Psychological aspects, Metaphor--Analysis, Metaphor--Usage, Psychological literature--Analysis, Stevenson, Robert Louis--Criticism and interpretation, Stevenson, Robert Louis--Influence

Collections: Psychology, Literature, Entire Library

...the attractions of evil, he decisively changes...the balance between good and evil within him...not 90 percent good, but 100 percent...which people explain evil away by reference...that no knowledge of literature is better than a misunderstanding...
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The Mystery of Evil and Suffering

Magazine article by Bernard Leikind; The Humanist, Vol. 70, May-June 2010

Subjects:

Good and evil--Religious aspects, Good and evil--Social aspects, Suffering--Religious aspects, Suffering--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

The Mystery of Evil and Suffering. by Bernard...knowing, and if God is good, how can he allow evil...evil exists, but in literature it is sometimes possible...God: "Has not Job good reason to be God-fearing...their moral ideas were good and others were bad...Job is one of world literatures great examples of literary...
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Rescuing Evil: Ron Rosenbaum Ponders the Consciences of Hitler, Hamlet, and England's Psycho-Cabbie Killer

Magazine article by Ron Rosenbaum; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, October 2010

Subjects:

Bird, Derrick--Psychological aspects, Evil--Psychological aspects, Mind and body--Ethical aspects, Taxicab drivers--Psychological aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...consider himself evil but a heroic doctor...thinks hes doing good, no matter how...actually is doing evil? Only a few characters in literature--Shakespeares...cant call Hitler evil, then who can...they are doing good in carrying them...
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Professor Eagleton and the Problem of Evil

Magazine article by R.D. Kernohan; Contemporary Review, Vol. 293, June 2011

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Books--Book reviews, On Evil (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Eagleton and the Problem of Evil. by R.D. Kernohan...reach a long way beyond literature and appear unconfined...Dawkins to an encounter with evil. This excursions point...Sade and Sartre provide good reason to believe that...feasibly improved for a good many people. This, claims...
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Degrees of Evil: Some Thoughts on Hitler, Bin Laden and the Hierarchy of Wickedness

Magazine article by Ron Rosenbaum; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, February 2002

Subjects:

Arabs, Good and evil, Hitler, Adolf, Terrorists, War criminals, bin Laden, Osama

Collections: Entire Library

...wickedness"--evil for evils sake? There is...the philosophical literature over whether malignant...more often from literature than from life: such icons of evil as Shakespeares...Evil be thou my good"). The pop...

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Newspaper Articles on: good and evil in literature

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Harry's Spell: Good or Evil? Catholics Split over Books' Influence on Children

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 7, 2007

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Catholics, Roman Catholics

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Harrys Spell: Good or Evil? Catholics Split...concluding book of the best-selling series...series as childrens literature. Is Harry Potter a fictional story of good versus evil, a long...considered the books to be good childrens literature...
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Shadow of Evil; Events of September 11 Revealed Depravity That Pervades Society

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 11, 2003

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Shadow of evil; Events of September...Duke says. "I lost my best friends. ... It was...People thought of evil as good guy, bad guy, which...tales than it does to a good understanding of human...that human beings become better over time, but September...reveals that people are as good as or better than ever...works as a professor of literature at American University...
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Defining Evil across the Ages

Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 22, 2010

Subjects:

Eagleton, Terry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Defining Evil across the Ages. Byline...CliffsNotes tour of world literature, philosophy and theology...philosophical treatment of evil is clever and coherent...differentiate among the evils of the last century...does, that Hitler was evil, while Stalin and Mao...here in the U.S.A. Good stuff for the faculty...
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Why Myra Must Never Be Freed; Scots Detective Who Arrested Evil Hindley Ends 30-Year Silence

Newspaper article by Sandra Ratcliffe; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), October 29, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...forgiveness. GRUESOME JIGSAW OF EVIL NAILED THE TWISTED KILLERS Police...together a gruesome jigsaw of evil to pin the murders of five youngsters...tape, pornographic books and literature on Bradys obsession with Hitler...to her. "She was hard and evil." FAMILIES SAY LIFE .. OR...
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The Fire That Can Fight Fire Is God's Peace in Evil Times

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 17, 1999

Subjects:

Jesus Christ

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...fire is Gods peace in evil times Excerpts from a...in us rather than the best in us. Music, art and literature were intended by God...life, that fires of evil that would consume us...pure, lovely, and good in Christ Jesus. A few...Steven Buechler at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: good and evil in literature

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Lagerkvist, PÄr Fabian

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...significant figures of modern Swedish literature. His central concern is the human...his main theme the problem of good and evil. With the short novel The Hangman...received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature. See his autobiographical Guest...
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Bible

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...and the Book of Mormon are good examples of this. Religious...function as a charm to ward off evil or to induce healing is also...expression in art, music, and literature. The Bible as Christian Scripture...generally ranked in English literature with the work of Shakespeare...Bible into English. In other literatures, also, the translation of...
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Novel

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...has a place in the literatures of all nations, this...cent. have made the literature of different cultures...the Renaissance and best exemplified by the...romances, sets out to do good in an ugly world...picaresque adventures of a good-natured harlot and...1747 48), about the evils of a fall from virtue...dominant form of Western literature in the 19th cent...because the characters evil is revealed obliquely...
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Manichaeism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...account for the existence of evil in a world created by...in our present age as good and evil, but in the last days...contact with matter. Evil was a physical, not a...portions of Manichaean literature written in Pahlavi, Saghdian...
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Theosophy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...all being and all good; that evil exists in the world...desire for finite goods and may be overcome...powerful and all-good God with the presence of evil in the world. The...many works to the literature on the subject...

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