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Concerning Evil
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2013.
The chapters within this volume expose a need to discuss and challenge both the practise of evil and the judgement of acts and persons as being ‘evil.’ The reader will find a diverse and intriguing selection of representative texts and themes, including: discussions of the monstrous, the consideration of evil objects, a reading of the wicked language of lying and ‘bullshitting’, and investigations of madness. A range of literature from medieval to contemporary texts, including poetry, novels, television and cinema, are considered and analysed through cultural and historical contexts in the hopes to extend the discussion that intrigues many of us: what is evil?
The chapters within this volume expose a need to discuss and challenge both the practise of evil and the judgement of acts and persons as being ‘evil.’ The reader will find a diverse and intriguing selection of representative texts and themes, including: discussions of the monstrous, the consideration of evil objects, a reading of the wicked language of lying and ‘bullshitting’, and investigations of madness. A range of literature from medieval to contemporary texts, including poetry, novels, television and cinema, are considered and analysed through cultural and historical contexts in the hopes to extend the discussion that intrigues many of us: what is evil?
Grace Halden is a final year PhD candidate at Birkbeck College, University of London, specialising in English. She is interested in the philosophy of the human condition and the impact of technological development on the individual and society. She has a special interest in theology and textual representations of evil.
Gabriela Mádlo is independent researcher who completed her Masters in the Czech Republic. She is interested in the historical figure of the Hungarian noble woman Elizabeth Bathory and has a particular interest in witches and folklore, including folk stories, fairy tales, legends and their representation mainly in Czech and Central and Eastern European cinema.
Gabriela Mádlo is independent researcher who completed her Masters in the Czech Republic. She is interested in the historical figure of the Hungarian noble woman Elizabeth Bathory and has a particular interest in witches and folklore, including folk stories, fairy tales, legends and their representation mainly in Czech and Central and Eastern European cinema.