The Changes of Cain: Violence and the Lost Brother in Cain and Abel Literature

by Ricardo J. Quiñones

Book Overview

Era by era, from the writings of the classical Christian epoch up to East of Eden and Amadeus, from Philo to Finnegans Wake, Ricardo Quinones examines the contexts of a master metaphor of our culture. This brilliant work is the first comprehensive book on the Cain and Abel story.

"Ricardo Quinones takes us on a grand tour of Western civilization in his admirable book, which reveals the riches of the Cain-Abel story as it develops...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691605793
• ISBN13: 9780691605791
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING BOOK , IT IS WORTH THE WHILE READING

THIS BOOK IS A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR ALL AGES , THE REASON FOR SELECTING THIS BOOK WAS BECAUSE IN MANY WAYS I HAD AN IDEA WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT SO WANTING TO BASE IT ON ANOTHER BOOK . The CHARACTERS AND PLACES WERE DESCRIBE VERY WELL , REALISTIC AND IT GAVE YOU A VIEW IN YOUR MIND DESCRIBING THE PLACES AND CHARACTERS . THIS AUTHOR PROBABLY WRITTEN OTHER BOOKS BUT I CAN'T SAY JUST BY LIKING THE WAY THE AUTHOR WROTE THIS BOOK I CAN'T SAY THAT I WOULD LIKE OR ENJOY OTHER BOOK WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR .THE THING THAT SHOCKED ME WAS WHEN CAIN KILLED HIS OWN FLESH AND BLOOD, HIS BELOVED BROTHER . ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION , WOULD DEAR DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO YOUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD ,YOUR SILBING YOUR RELITIVES , I SAY NOT ! NOT ME! NOT I ! BUT WHY ! I REALLY CAN SAY THAT THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK AND I HOPE MANY OTHERS WILL READ THIS REVIEW THEN PICK UP THIS BOOK AND BEGIN TO READ .