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THE CHANGES OF CAIN : Violence and the Lost Brother in Cain and Abel Literature
by Ricardo J. Quinones
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0691068836
- ISBN 13
- 9780691068831
- Seller
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About This Item
Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Text/BRAND NEW w/gift inscription to first title page, dated 1993, signed "Ricardo" (author, Ricardo J. Qunonoes,?); light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Blue linen boards/Fine. DJ/NF w/trace edged wear to lower back edge. Literary criticism. 1993 winner of the Conference on Christianity & Literature Book of the Year Award. Study of the enigma of brothers Cain and Abel, sons of Adam and Eve, in literature. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer and brother Abel was a shepherd. They sacrificed to God what each produced, but God was partial to Abel's offerings of meats. Jealous of the devine favoritism, Cain kills Abel. God marks Cain in a way that no man would kill him, and condems him to a long life of homeless wandering. 284 pgs, 12 chapters in 4 parts: Part 1, Three Traditions; 2, Regerate Cain; 3, Dramas of Envy; abd 4, Tomorrow's Cain.
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- Title
- THE CHANGES OF CAIN : Violence and the Lost Brother in Cain and Abel Literature
- Author
- Ricardo J. Quinones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0691068836
- ISBN 13
- 9780691068831
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- Literary Criticism/Cain & Abel/Biblical Figures/Fiction/Drama/Poetry/Violence/Sacrifice
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