Author: Peter Brian Barry
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317594789
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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What makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed? Peter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Oscar Wilde alongside classic works of philosophy by Nietzsche and Aristotle. By considering great texts from literature and philosophy, Barry examines whether evil is merely a fiction. The Fiction of Evil explores how the study of literature can contribute to the study of metaphysics and ethics and it is essential reading for those studying the concept of evil or philosophy of literature at undergraduate level.
Author: Piers Anthony
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380752859
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived -- first as a sorceror, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor. But it wasn't until his mortal flame was extinguished that Parry found his true calling -- as the Incarnation of Evil. And, at the gates of Hell, he prepared to wage war on the master himself -- Lucifer, the dark lord -- with dominion over the infernal realms the ultimate prize!
Author: Hugh B. Cave
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Crippled, unable to move, Margal moves you instead, speaks to your mind, commands you to act. There are no doors you can lock to keep The Evil out, no barriers he cannot breach. He calls to those he needs, and they must obey, just as you must obey. The Evil will not be denied!
Author: Jerry N. Williamson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780890839669
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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Author: Andy Briggs
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 080272809X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Jake Hunter is your quintessential bully-tough, mean, and misunderstood. While he likes the power gotten from picking on the nerdy kids, he's sick of his dumb buddies, and he craves some adventure in his dull life. So when he stumbles upon a Web site called Villain.net that lets him download superpowers, he's eager to try out the laser vision and the radioactivity. But when he joins forces with a supervillain named Basilisk, Jake must decide if he truly wants to accept the consequences of being a villain. And of course, little does he know that Hero.com is out there too, recruiting teens for the other side. . . .
Author: Douglas E. Winter
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451159090
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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This collection of twelve original horror tales includes contributions by such noted writers of the genre as Stephen King, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Peter Straub
Author: K. Parker
Publisher: Orbit Books
ISBN: 9781844149278
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1605203440
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 166
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The foremost teller of scary stories in his day and a profound influence on both the novelists and filmmakers of the 20th century, Anglo-Irish author JOSEPH THOMAS SHERIDAN LE FANU (18141873) has, sadly, fallen out of scholarly and popular favor, and unfairly so. To this day, contemporary readers who happen across his works praise his talent for weaving a tense literary atmosphere tinged by the supernatural and bolstered by hints of ambiguous magic. A wonderful example of the Victorian haunted-house tale, The Evil Guest is one of Le Fanus almost-forgotten works, yet one that is still hugely enjoyable for todays readers. Indeed, it calls to mind later books it clearly inspired, from the mysteries of Agatha Christie to the tales of Stephen King. With a series of new editions of Le Fanus works, Cosimo is proud to reintroduce modern book lovers to the writings of the early master of suspense fiction who pioneered the concept of psychological horror.
Author: J. S. Fletcher
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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The Root of All Evil, a book written by Joseph Smith Fletcher, has a fictional storyline with Jackie Farnish as a protagonist. Jackie's story begins in a grindingly poor household, where she decides to do everything she can to get out of there and make something out of herself. Her determination makes her pursue Albert Grice, son of a rich grocery store owner, but everything changes one day, when Albert returns from holiday.
Author: John McTavish
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498225071
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Big on style, slight on substance: that has been a common charge over the years by critics of John Updike. In fact, however, John Updike is one of the most serious writers of modern times. Myth, as this book shows, unlocks his fictional universe and repeatedly breaks open the powerful themes in his literary parables of the gospel. Myth and Gospel in the Fiction of John Updike also includes a personal tribute to John Updike by his son David, two essays by pioneer Updike scholars Alice and Kenneth Hamilton, and an anecdotal chapter in which readers share Updike discoveries and recommendations. All in all, weight is added to the complaint that the master of myth and gospel was shortchanged by the Nobel committee.
