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

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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 i

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Winner of the 1993 Book of the Year, Conference on Christianity and Literature "Quinones is helpful on every aspect and variant reading of the story. He carries his learning gracefully."--New York Review of Books