C.S. LEWIS vs BYRON. THE ART OF TEMPTATION
C.S. LEWIS vs BYRON. THE ART OF TEMPTATION
Author(s): Mariana Dvorzsik LazarSubject(s): Philosophy, Language and Literature Studies, Comparative Study of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: temptation; Byron's ”Cain”; devil in literature; tactics; strategies; stratagems;
Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the theme of the temptation that the forces of darkness exert on the human being pushing people towards evil and thus ruin their lives, along with the permanent loss of eternity. This theme, masterfully addressed in C. S. Lewis's “Screwtape Letters”, has a notorious precedent in Lord Byron's dramatic poem “Cain”. The parallel presentation of several similarities and, especially, differences between the two literary works is the premise of this article. The core of this article is understanding the fragility of solitary mind in front of temptation that comes from luciferic strategies.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 28/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 192-200
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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