05203cam a2200817Ki 4500 ocn946999887 OCoLC 20200709060442.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160420s2016 onc ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T OCLCO YDXCP N$T CELBN CCO EBLCP IDB VLB UBY UAB COCUF OCLCQ MERUC AUW SNK BTN IGB D6H OCLCQ VTS CEF OTZ OCLCQ G3B S8J TKN STF CNTRU JSTOR 2015908251X 964334044 964550757 9781442625129 (electronic bk.) 1442625120 (electronic bk.) 9781442637337 1442637331 1222010 (N$T) (OCoLC)946999887 (OCoLC)964334044 (OCoLC)964550757 4669670 Proquest Ebook Central 22573/ctvg2drz5 JSTOR e------ PN701 .S34 2016eb PN701 .S34 2016eb BIO 007000 bisacsh LIT 011000 bisacsh REL 033000 bisacsh LIT 000000 bisacsh 809 23 MAIN Scheil, Andrew P., 1968- author. Babylon under western eyes : a study of allusion and myth / Andrew Scheil. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Babylon under Western Eyes examines the mythic legacy of ancient Babylon, the Near Eastern city which has served western culture as a metaphor for power, luxury, and exotic magnificence for more than two thousand years. Sifting through the many references to Babylon in biblical, classical, medieval, and modern texts, Andrew Scheil uses Babylon's remarkable literary ubiquity as the foundation for a thorough analysis of the dynamics of adaptation and allusion in western literature. Touching on everything from Old English poetry to the contemporary apocalyptic fiction of the "Left Behind" series, Scheil outlines how medieval Christian society and its cultural successors have adopted Babylon as a political metaphor, a degenerate archetype, and a place associated with the sublime."-- Provided by publisher. "Combining remarkable erudition with a clear and accessible style, Babylon under Western Eyes is the first comprehensive examination of Babylon's significance within the pantheon of western literature and a testimonial to the continuing influence of biblical, classical, and medieval paradigms in modern culture."-- Provided by publisher. Print version record. Introduction -- Part I: Babylon as Political Metaphor. Chapter One: The Political Image of Babylon in Antiquity -- Chapter Two: Political Babylon in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages -- Chapter Three: Political Babylon from the Great Schism to the Present. Part II: Babylon as Degenerate Archetype. Chapter Four: The Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy: The Cursed Race -- Chapter Five: The Post-Medieval Genealogy of Babylonian Degeneracy and the Cursed Race Archetype. Part III: Babylon as Sublime Topos. Chapter Six: City of Ruins -- Chapter Seven: Babylon and the Coordinates of Romance -- Conclusion. ebrary purchase 20160628 nsh UPB Master record variable field(s) change: 072 European literature History and criticism. Babylon (Extinct city) In literature. Allusions in literature. Mythology in literature. Popular culture in literature. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Literary. bisacsh Allusions in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00805751 European literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00916751 Literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00999953 Mythology in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01031717 Popular culture in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01071396 Iraq Babylon (Extinct city) fast (OCoLC)fst01896933 LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval bisacsh Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Print version: Scheil, Andrew P., 1968- Babylon under western eyes. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2016 9781442637337 (OCoLC)922452676 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1222010 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1222010 EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection Canadian Electronic Library CELB 11209252 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4669670 EBSCOhost EBSC 1222010 YBP Library Services YANK 12954157 92 N$T 56801 56801