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The literature of hell /

Narratives of a descent to the underworld, of the sights to be seen and the punishments meted out there, have kept a hold on the popular imagination for millennia. The legacy from doctrinal warnings and the deep-set literary markers that identify a place of suffering and alienation continue to stimu...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Kean, Nargaret
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York : D.S. Brewer, 2021.
Series:	Learning resources and research. Essays and studies ; 74.
Subjects:	Hell in literature.

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