ISBN: 9780816650521 - The Devil Notebooks (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This sequel to The Vampire Lectures takes on the DevilMilton?s Paradise Lost. Goethe?s Faust. Aaron Spelling?s Satan?s School for Girls? Laurence A. Rickels scours the canon and pop culture in this all-encompassing study on the Devil. Continuing the work he began in his influential book The Vampire Lectures, Rickels returns with his trademark wit and encyclopedic knowledge to go mano a mano with the Prince of Darkness himself. Revealing our astonishing obsession with Satan in his many forms, Rickels guides us on an entertaining and enlightening journey down the darkest corridors that film, music, folklore, theater, and literature have ever offered. ?The Devil represents the father,? Rickels writes in the opening pages, setting the stage to challenge foundational interpretations of Freudian psychology. The Devil presents not the usual fantasy of immortality, he explains, but instead provides victims with a paternal origin. Until their preordained deadline is reached, the Devil?s pitch goes, people will enjoy the pleasure of uninterrupted ?quality time? without the threat of random death. Rickels terms it ?Dad certainty?: you know where you came from and you know where you are going. Despite the grim outlook, Rickels keeps the proceedings amusing, with extravagant wordplay and buoyant prose.A stunning cultural and psychological analysis, The Devil Notebooks shows how the prince of occult has been used-throughout history and across cultures-to represent people?s primal fear of authority and humanity?s universal suffering. Sharing this cultural moment with the idea of evil being bandied about in our political discourse, the supposed satanic influence of pop music on our children, and a wildly popular book series on the end of the world, The Devil Notebooks is a sweeping and timely work that sheds light on the source of human fear and dread in the world.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This sequel to The Vampire Lectures takes on the DevilMilton?s Paradise Lost. Goethe?s Faust. Aaron Spelling?s Satan?s School for Girls? Laurence A. Rickels scours the canon and pop culture in this all-encompassing study on the Devil. Continuing the work he began in his influential book The Vampire Lectures, Rickels returns with his trademark wit and encyclopedic knowledge to go mano a mano with the Prince of Darkness himself. Revealing our astonishing obsession with Satan in his many forms, Rickels guides us on an entertaining and enlightening journey down the darkest corridors that film, music, folklore, theater, and literature have ever offered. ?The Devil represents the father,? Rickels writes in the opening pages, setting the stage to challenge foundational interpretations of Freudian psychology. The Devil presents not the usual fantasy of immortality, he explains, but instead provides victims with a paternal origin. Until their preordained deadline is reached, the Devil?s pitch goes, people will enjoy the pleasure of uninterrupted ?quality time? without the threat of random death. Rickels terms it ?Dad certainty?: you know where you came from and you know where you are going. Despite the grim outlook, Rickels keeps the proceedings amusing, with extravagant wordplay and buoyant prose.A stunning cultural and psychological analysis, The Devil Notebooks shows how the prince of occult has been used-throughout history and across cultures-to represent people?s primal fear of authority and humanity?s universal suffering. Sharing this cultural moment with the idea of evil being bandied about in our political discourse, the supposed satanic influence of pop music on our children, and a wildly popular book series on the end of the world, The Devil Notebooks is a sweeping and timely work that sheds light on the source of human fear and dread in the world.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780816650521.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2008. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . .

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 392 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: HRQX9; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2008. Illustrated. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - ''The Devil Not Elektronisches Buch 'establishes the astonishing extent to which contemporary pop culture has been deeply preoccupied with demons, succubi, possession, aliens, sexuality of all kinds, and the end of the world. The Devil, then, offers up a counter-history of humankind--a history from below as it were--that Rickels deploys with verve in a truly fascinating and important study of how and why the world as we know it has gone to Hell.' --Michael Dorland, Carleton University.…

Condition: New.