APOCALYPSE in literatureAPOCALYPSELAWRENCE, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930WOMEN in Love (Book : Lawrence)Explores the characterization of history in the works of novelist D. H. Lawrence. Obsession of Lawrence with the notion of Apocalypse; Details of the apocalyptic coloration of the...
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historical-critical,existential, and structural interpretation have figured prominently during the 20th and 21st centuries. On the nonacademic level, the interpretation of prophetic and apocalyptic biblical material in terms of present-day events remains a vigorous pursuit in some circles.See alsoexegesis...
which told him where his moral duty lay. Finally, since Christian thought was apocalyptic and visionary, the fourfold method reached itsapogeeat the anagogic level, at which the reader was led to meditate on the final cosmic destiny of all Christians and of himself as a Christian hoping for ...
No matter the writer’s religious or cultural background, apocalyptically themed poems can be stimulating and disturbing.For a haunting example of one poet’s interpretation of the end of the world, let’s look at ‘Holy Sonnet VII: At the round Earth’s imagin’d corners, blow’ by John...
In this type of conflict, that is exactly what our protagonists are facing. Whether it’s wildlife (Jaws), natural disasters (The Day After Tomorrow), the weather (The Perfect Storm), or a post-apocalyptic landscape (The Road), the antagonists in this type of conflict cannot be reasoned ...
The term backshadowing was coined by Bernstein. See his book: Foregone Conclusions: Against Apocalyptic History. THE EFFECT OF BACKSHADOWED STORIES The character in this kind of story is likely to interpret their own current (fictional) reality according to whatever happened in the past. In first...
heavens (conceived as ahierarchyof spheres) became a staple ofapocalyptic literature, and Jewish mystics produced a vast theosophical lore concerning heavenly palaces, angelic powers, and the dimensions of God’s body. Traces of this heavenmysticismcan still be found in the Jewishprayerbook (...