The Fiction Of Evil

Author : Peter Brian Barry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317594789
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fiction of Evil written by Peter Brian Barry and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed? Peter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and Oscar Wilde alongside classic works of philosophy by Nietzsche and Aristotle. By considering great texts from literature and philosophy, Barry examines whether evil is merely a fiction. The Fiction of Evil explores how the study of literature can contribute to the study of metaphysics and ethics and it is essential reading for those studying the concept of evil or philosophy of literature at undergraduate level.

Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0380752859
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book For Love of Evil written by Piers Anthony and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man Who Would Be Satan Parry was a gifted musician and an apprentice in the arts of White Magic. But his life of sweet promise went disastrously awry following the sudden, violent death of his beloved Jolie. Led down the twisted path of wickedness and depravity by Lilah the harlot demoness, Parry thrived -- first as a sorceror, then as a monk, and finally as a feared inquisitor. But it wasn't until his mortal flame was extinguished that Parry found his true calling -- as the Incarnation of Evil. And, at the gates of Hell, he prepared to wage war on the master himself -- Lucifer, the dark lord -- with dominion over the infernal realms the ultimate prize!

Author : Thomas Berger
Publisher : Diversion Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 1682307956
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Meeting Evil written by Thomas Berger and published by Diversion Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the Pulitzer Prize–finalist The Feud blurs reality in this breakneck thriller following one man’s encounter with pure evil in high tops. John Felton is a creature of habit. His job in real estate comes with no surprises; it’s respectable work he can be proud of. Routine has been kind to him, but when a normal Monday of looking after the kids gets interrupted by a ringing of his doorbell, John may have to kiss his uneventful life goodbye . . . Richie’s car is stalled just at the bottom of the hill and he needs a push start. John agrees to help and then accepts a ride, though he’s not entire sure why. After stepping into Richie’s car, John is driven far away from the reality he once knew and dragged into Richie’s frightening world—one event at a time. To make matters worse, the longer he spends in Richie’s company the harder it is for the people around him to distinguish John from this curly-haired devil in a baseball cap. John must put an end to Richie’s mad and murderous adventure before it reaches the most terrifying place of all—John’s very own home. “The plot gets nicely complicated . . . and the entire contraption claps together in a great, unpredictable, satisfying calamity.” —The New York Times Book Review “Spare, meticulous prose . . . Sharply evocative of human weakness and rage.” —The Washington Post

Author : Jerry N. Williamson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780890839669
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evil One written by Jerry N. Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andy Briggs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 080272809X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Council of Evil written by Andy Briggs and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake Hunter is your quintessential bully-tough, mean, and misunderstood. While he likes the power gotten from picking on the nerdy kids, he's sick of his dumb buddies, and he craves some adventure in his dull life. So when he stumbles upon a Web site called Villain.net that lets him download superpowers, he's eager to try out the laser vision and the radioactivity. But when he joins forces with a supervillain named Basilisk, Jake must decide if he truly wants to accept the consequences of being a villain. And of course, little does he know that Hero.com is out there too, recruiting teens for the other side. . . .

Author : Hugh B. Cave
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 0809531518
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evil written by Hugh B. Cave and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crippled, unable to move, Margal moves you instead, speaks to your mind, commands you to act. There are no doors you can lock to keep The Evil out, no barriers he cannot breach. He calls to those he needs, and they must obey, just as you must obey. The Evil will not be denied!

Author : Douglas E. Winter
Publisher : Signet Book
ISBN 13 : 9780451159090
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prime Evil written by Douglas E. Winter and published by Signet Book. This book was released on 1989 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of twelve original horror tales includes contributions by such noted writers of the genre as Stephen King, Dennis Etchison, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, and Peter Straub

Author : K. Parker
Publisher : Orbit Books
ISBN 13 : 9781844149278
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Evil for Evil written by K. Parker and published by Orbit Books. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : J. S. Fletcher
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Root of All Evil written by J. S. Fletcher and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Root of All Evil, a book written by Joseph Smith Fletcher, has a fictional storyline with Jackie Farnish as a protagonist. Jackie's story begins in a grindingly poor household, where she decides to do everything she can to get out of there and make something out of herself. Her determination makes her pursue Albert Grice, son of a rich grocery store owner, but everything changes one day, when Albert returns from holiday.

Author : John McTavish
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498225071
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Myth and Gospel in the Fiction of John Updike written by John McTavish and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big on style, slight on substance: that has been a common charge over the years by critics of John Updike. In fact, however, John Updike is one of the most serious writers of modern times. Myth, as this book shows, unlocks his fictional universe and repeatedly breaks open the powerful themes in his literary parables of the gospel. Myth and Gospel in the Fiction of John Updike also includes a personal tribute to John Updike by his son David, two essays by pioneer Updike scholars Alice and Kenneth Hamilton, and an anecdotal chapter in which readers share Updike discoveries and recommendations. All in all, weight is added to the complaint that the master of myth and gospel was shortchanged by the Nobel committee.