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The Just Vengeance: The Lichfield Festival Play for 1946

The Just Vengeance: The Lichfield Festival Play for 1946

Sayers, Dorothy L.
Loades, Ann

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Publisher Price: $19.00

ISBN10: 1610970241
ISBN13: 9781610970242
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: Jul 20 2011
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.30 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
In this play, Dorothy L. Sayers addressed the crimes and problems of human life, especially those of the victors in war, in an entirely novel way, by precipitating an airman in the very moment of his death back into the company of citizens of the City, in this case, Lichfield. The citizens range from Adam and Eve (Adam himself the inventor of the axe which kills Abel) together with other biblical characters in the history of redemption brought to new life as members of the City (e.g., Judas is a common informer). Others bear burdens of shame, toil, fear, poverty, and ingratitude. Former inhabitants (e.g., George Fox, Dr. Johnson) help the airman see that no more than they can he shift the burden of guilt and grief that they all share. There is but one remedy, to join the Persona Dei carrying his cross, finding indeed that he bears their burdens for them. The Persona Dei is finally seen in resurrection and glory.

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