The fiery angel, art, culture, sex, politics, and the struggle for the soul of the West, Michael Walsh
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The fiery angel, art, culture, sex, politics, and the struggle for the soul of the West, Michael Walsh
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-231) and index
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illustrations
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index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The fiery angel
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bibliography
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1023819858
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Michael Walsh
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art, culture, sex, politics, and the struggle for the soul of the West
Summary
In this profound and wide-ranging historical survey, Michael Walsh illuminates the ways that the narrative and visual arts both reflect and affect the course of political history, outlining the way forward by arguing for the restoration of the Heroic Narrative that forms the basis of all Western cultural and religious traditions
Table of contents
Prologue : into the West -- Introduction : the unanswered question -- The fiery angel -- Gaspard de la Nuit -- The Raft of the Medusa -- The woman without a shadow -- The mystery of the Dorabella -- The birth of tragedy -- La belle et la bete -- Deus lo vult -- La commmedia è divina -- Miraculous mandarins -- Adrift in Bistritz -- The stone guest -- O magnum mysterium -- Epilogue : from Erinyes to Eumenides
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