The Book of Sodom

by Paul Hallam

Book Overview

The biblical story of the destruction of Sodom has inspired countless literary visions. The city has elicited writing from Milton, Sade, Proust, Dostoevsky and Tournier, among others. This work contains an anthology of Sodom texts spanning several centuries. Paul Hallam has also provided his own reading of these languages of prejudice, obsession and desire in an extensive essay.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860914763
• ISBN13: 9780860914761
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher