Christ and Apollo.Christ and Apollo William F. Lynch ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there Books PO Box 4431, Wilmington, DE 19807-0431 1932236228 $15.00 1-800-526-7022 www.isibooks.org Originally published in 1960, Christ and Apollo: The Dimensions of Literary Imagination is a classic examination of the works of Greek dramatists, Dante, Shakespeare, Proust, Camus, Graham Greene, and other great writers in light of their gravitation toward two opposing tendencies. One aspect, symbolized by Apollo, is the tendency to desire escape from the finite real world and the human condition of embodiment. The other tendency is symbolized by Christ, and offers a glimpse of the infinite world. Christ and Apollo evaluates these traits with articulate philosophical reasoning, and educated author and literary critic Noun 1. literary critic - a critic of literature critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art William F. Lynch explains why he feels limitation and finitude fin·i·tude n. The quality or condition of being finite. Noun 1. finitude - the quality of being finite boundedness, finiteness is the great human good. An erudite er·u·dite adj. Characterized by erudition; learned. See Synonyms at learned. [Middle English erudit, from Latin and deeply thought out compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. , intended especially for advanced literature and philosophy students. |
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