Approaching Apocalypse; unveiling Revelation in Victorian writing.9780838756270 Approaching Apocalypse apocalypse (əpŏk`əlĭps) [Gr.,=uncovering], genre represented in early Jewish and in Christian literature in which the secrets of the heavenly world or of the world to come are revealed by angelic mediation within a narrative ; unveiling Revelation in Victorian writing. Mills, Kevin. Bucknell University Bucknell University (bŭknĕl`), at Lewisburg, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1846 as the Univ. of Lewisburg. Its present name was adopted in 1886. Bucknell has a college of arts and sciences and a college of engineering. Pr. 2007 228 pages $49.50 Hardcover PR468 Not a comforting sign to pass on the highway, but the apocalypse Mills (English, U. of Wales-Aberystwyth) considers is over a century old now, and has lost much of its bite. Having recently devoted his attention to religious and biblical dimensions of Victorian literature Victorian literature is the literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837—1901) and corresponds to the Victorian era. It forms a link and transition between the writers of the romantic period and the very different literature of the 20th century. and culture, he examines a selection of scientific, religious, and literary texts exemplifying attitudes toward the end of the world and Day of Judgment. Human and inhuman in·hu·man adj. 1. a. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel. See Synonyms at cruel. b. Deficient in emotional warmth; cold. 2. , veiled unveilings, and time after time are among his topics. Distributed in the US by Associated University Presses. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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