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Ahasuerus

Ahasuerus

Quinet, Edgar
Stableford, Brian

Paperback

Fantasy

ISBN10: 1612272142
ISBN13: 9781612272146
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
Published: Aug 31 2013
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The story told in Ahasuerus (1834) begins with the Creation of the world and moves rapidly to the Last Judgment. But it does not end there, as have previous literary visions of the Apocalypse, but goes beyond it, in order to pass judgment on the verdict. In this startingly original epic, the Last Judgment is not only appealed, but set aside, reweighed and found wanting. The verdict passed on the human race by the Eternal Father is supplemented by a very different judgment delivered by Christ, of a particular individual cursed to be a witness to the unfolding of human history: Ahasuerus, the Wandering Jew. Having overturned the traditional Last Judgment and substituted one more in keeping with modern ideas, Edgar Quinet continues his narrative to provide a further vision, which passes judgment not on humankind, but on God himself in a curious and strangely poignant coda. Ahasuerus is an exceptional work, deserving of attention and admiration.

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