Author : Arthur Machen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (644 download)
Book Synopsis The Great God Pan (Annotated) by : Arthur Machen
Download or read book The Great God Pan (Annotated) written by Arthur Machen and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen.The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment.When it was published in 1894, the press considered it to be a degenerate and repulsive work for its decadent style and sexual content. Despite everything, the play was considered a classic of the horror genre. Like other stories of the time, it is inspired by the Greek god Pan, a symbol of the power of nature and paganism. However, in the article "The God of Bread in the literature of centuries", this divinity appears as a reflection of "unleashed and destructive natural forces against which man must protect himself if he does not want to expose himself to mental or physical destruction (or both )