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Devil

A Mask without a Face

"highly entertaining and informative... This is a book worth arguing with, written with verve, wit and passion. It is also lavishly illustrated. I enjoyed every minute of it."—The Spectator

"as comprehensive a guide as anyone could wish to the appearances of the Evil One in art and literature throughout the age."—The Herald

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208 pages | © 1995

Picturing History

Art: Art--General Studies

Literature and Literary Criticism: General Criticism and Critical Theory


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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
1. The Name of the Devil
2. What the Devil Looks Like
3. Heresy and Hell
4. Gislebertus, Giotto, and the Eroticism of Hell
5. The Devil as Rebel Angel
Epilogue
References
Select Bibliography
Photographic Acknowledgements
Index

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