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The Devil Next Door

Toward a Literary and Psychological Definition of Human Evil

By: Vera B. Profit

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The Devil Next Door

Toward a Literary and Psychological Definition of Human Evil

By: Vera B. Profit

Rather than theoretical or abstract, above all else, this monograph endeavors to serve as a practical guide, a handbook for helping us navigate a dark terrain. It neither presumes to examine the sources of evil nor suggest radical cures. These pages strive only to continue the process of naming the signs of individual evil that we might recognize these persons before they inflict even more damage. Scott Peck says it best. “If evil were easy to recognize, identify, and manage, there would be no need for this book.” Of course, he was referring to his own pioneering treatise; given the realities of our day, the need remains as great as ever. Vera B. Profit is Professor of German and Comparative Literature, University of Notre Dame. Previous monographs include: Interpretations of Iwan Goll’s late Poetry with a comprehensive and annotated Bibliography of the Writings by and about Iwan Goll, Ein Porträt meiner Selbst: Karl Krolow’s Autobiographical Poems (1945-1958) and Their French Sources, Menschlich: Gespräche mit Karl Krolow. She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (French and German) at the University of Rochester, NY, and spent two years studying abroad: one at the University of Vienna, the other at the Sorbonne.

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9401211264

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The Devil Next Door

Toward a Literary and Psychological Definition of Human Evil

By: Vera B. Profit

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Toward a Literary and Psychological Definition of Human Evil

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This book provides an literary and psychological definition of human evil by analyzing Friedrich Durrenmatt's Der Verdacht and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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Brill Rodopi

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9042038721

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9789042038721

Ein Porträt Meiner Selbst

Karl Krolow's Autobiographical Poems (1945-1958) and Their French Sources

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Ein Porträt Meiner Selbst

Karl Krolow's Autobiographical Poems (1945-1958) and Their French Sources

By: Vera B. Profit

Detailed analyses of Karl Krolow's autobiographical poetry, 1945-1958. Among others: «Selbstbildnis 1945», «Niemand wird helfen» (1950), «Robinson I-III» (1958). To ascertain the foreign influence, poems of the fifties are compared to French poems of similar theme, Krolow had translated. Example: Reverdy's «Monsieur X». Marked differences in content and analytical methods: Sole focus on Krolow's autobiographical poetry, 1945-1958. Detailed interpretations of the same. Comparison with relevant French poems. By contrast: A. Rümmler, Die Entwicklung der Metaphorik in der Lyrik Karl Krolows (1942-1962) (Lang, 1972) and unpublished dissertation of T. Drevikovsky.

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0820408514

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The Devil Next Door

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Ein Porträt Meiner Selbst

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