Tag Archives: King James Bible

Intertextual references and myths in The Handmaid’s Tale

Posted on 26 January 2020 by ὑποκείμενον

Carla Scarano D’Antonio (University of Reading) Intertextual references and myths in The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Myth Reading Group Wednesday 29 January 2020 1.15 – 2.45 pm Room NTC.2.07 The session will analyse the myths and fairy tales present … Continue reading →

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Thursday 4 February: Heaven on Earth, or Earth Made Heavenly?

Posted on 30 January 2016 by essexmyth

This week, Mikael Bang introduces a discussion of the afterlife in Judaism. The concept of the afterlife permeates Jewish texts, and yet is veiled. There is a belief in “the world to come” [olam ha-ba]. Its meaning, however, has been … Continue reading →

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Tuesday 15 November: Isaac versus Iphigeneia

Posted on 11 November 2011 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 15 November 2011 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.330 Two texts: Genesis 22.1-19 (Authorized King James Version) Aeschylus, Agamemnon 104-257, trans. MacNeice (Faber, 1936) [link expired] … and end on a song:

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Tuesday 1 November: Eucharist

Posted on 27 October 2011 by ὑποκείμενον

Myth Reading Group Tuesday 1 November 2011 5 – 6 p.m. Room 5A.330 Dr Cate Gunn will lead a discussion on the sacrificial aspects of the Eucharist. The text is part of the Canon of the Mass, taken from the … Continue reading →

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