The changes of Cain : violence and the lost brother in Cain and Abel literature /

Quinones, Ricardo J.

The changes of Cain : violence and the lost brother in Cain and Abel literature / Ricardo J. Quinones. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1991. - viii, 284 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-277) and index.

0691068836 (acid-free paper) : $45.00 0691015023 (pbk.) : $12.95

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Cain (Biblical figure) --In literature.
Abel (Biblical figure) --In literature.


Bible--O.T.--Genesis IV, 1-15--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Brothers in literature.
Violence in literature.
Human sacrifice in literature.

PN 56.5 .B74 / Q56 1991