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History as Apocalypse is a reenactment of the history of the Western consciousness from the Homeric and Biblica revolutions through Finnegans Wake. This occurs through a historical, literary, and theological analysis of the Christian epic tradition. While attention is focused primarily upon Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, the Classical and Biblical foundations of the Christian epic are explored with the intention of discovering an organic unity in the evolution of the Western consciousness. Our primary epics are identified as revolutionary breakthroughs, not only as transformations of consciousness but also records of social revolutions. The Christian epic is both a consequence and a primary embodiment of the decisive historical revolutions, revolutions culminating with the ending of our historical evolution.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780887060144
  • ISBN-10: 0887060145
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publish Date: June 1985
  • Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.83 pounds
  • Page Count: 265

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