Description
Byron’s “Cain” offers a documentation of his conflicting responses to religious questions. This text argues that, far from attacking personal faith, the play obliquely defends it by satirizing the narrow orthodoxy which seeks to suppress an authentic personal quest for religious truth. The play therefore embodies Byron’s own sincere quest, offering both catharsis and affirmation. “Cain” illuminates not only the mind of the poet, but also sometimes hidden assumptions of his readership, both then and now. Other Poetry Studies-Specific Poet(s) Books 2014 – THE COMPLETE POETRY OF CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN, 1884-1935 Together with Commentary and Notes 1987 – Multi-Man Genre and Poe’s Byrons 1995 – Poetry of George Gissing
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.