{"product_id":"the-ecstasy-of-catastrophe-howard-v-hendrix-9780820409047","title":"The Ecstasy of Catastrophe: A Study of Apocalyptic Narrative from Langland to Milton","description":"The original meaning of apocalypse was  to uncover , particularly through the ecstasy of dream and vision. This first meaning has long been obscured by a second and derived meaning, one which emphasizes global destruction occasioned by end-time catastrophe. \u003ci\u003eThe Ecstasy of Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e untangles apocalypse back into its elements of ecstasy on the one hand and catastrophe on the other for ten important Medieval and Renaissance texts: \u003ci\u003ePiers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlowman, Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003e Malory's \u003ci\u003eSankgreal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorte, \u003c\/i\u003e Spenser's \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e Book I and two Cantos of Mutability, as well as Milton's increasingly post-apocalyptic \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParadise Regained\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSamson Agonistes.\u003c\/i\u003e In the process of uncovering again the original meaning of the word, this study provides important insights into the nature of time, faith, salvation, and eternity as described in these ten texts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard V. Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820409049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820409047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Howard V. Hendrix","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48457731965183,"sku":"9780820409047","price":115.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_687cfb49-7598-49c2-8d99-63918fbbf0b5.jpg?v=1777400701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ecstasy-of-catastrophe-howard-v-hendrix-9780820409047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}