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Offers a stronger argument for Georg Buchmann's contention that the term `Milke' in Lady Macbeth's description of her husband's nature in the drama `Macbeth,' carries Christian resonances. Scriptural passage pointed to by Buchmann; Dispute over the exact implication of `take my Milke for Gall.'

The article discusses biblical references and religious imagery in "La Celestina" (or "Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea"), published in 1499 by Spanish author Fernando de Rojas, to try to determine whether it should be considered a work of Christian didactic literature, or a subversive text. The scriptural quotations and allusions in the work are found to be incompatible with the Catholic orthodoxy of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, but used rather in the service of earthly love.

A literary criticism of the epic poem "Beowulf" is presented. The author argues that the poet struggles to reconcile the poem's pagan elements with religious values, and initiates a discussion about the role of treasure in the poem. Critics who see Beowulf as avaricious are cited, but the author argues that Beowulf has a Christian attitude toward wealth. He notes Beowulf's interest in dispensing gifts to his retainers, for which he would need treasure.

This article aims to contribute to the general mapping of the genre of the Romantic verse tale and introduces some poems by Sarah Pearson of Sheffield, a household servant who published two collections of essays and a novel, to comprehend the writer's gender- and genre-specific use of the verse tale. In her poems, Pearson deploys a version of the female, conservative Gothic that encourages Christian faith rather than rationalism as a means to overcome superstition. An examination of the ideological implications of Pearson's use of the Gothic, contextualized in terms of the reception of her poems in periodical reviews, facilitates a sophisticated reading of a writer whose experimental handling of genre offers an alternative version of the Romantic verse tale fashioned in the works of Coleridge and Keats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A literary criticism of the book "Life of Benedict" by Saint Gregory the Great is presented. It describes the series of translations that have appeared in its circulation of its second book entitled "Dialogues." It outlines the lives and miracles of the Saints in Italy and of the eternity of the human soul. Also, it examines the consequence of a defective understanding of its literary genre and its historical circumstances.

A literary criticism of the poetry collection the "Holy Sonnets" by John Donne is presented. The author suggests that Donne utilizes Petrarchan modalities of sorrow and Christian repentance. The author analyzes the psychically violent form of repentance and self-denial in the poems. Other topics include identification with Ignatian mediations on the Christian Passion, ambivalence about conversion and regeneration, and divine injustice.

Criticizes the novel "The Plague," by French novelist, essayist, and dramatist Albert Camus. Description of the characters; Symbolism of 'seats' as secular humanism; Knowledge of Camus on the difference between fanciful and theatrical representations and perceptions of Christian orthodoxy and the true redness of Christ's redemptive blood.

Examines the sacramental poetry of Wendell Berry. Primary aim of Berry; Debate on Christianity's culpability in encouraging environmental exploitation; Information on Berry's essay `A Secular Pilgrimage.'

Examines the themes of women and Christianity in the book 'Shirley,' by Charlotte Bront ë. Attitude which institutional Christianity adopts towards women in the book; Nature of Christianity; Proposal on a vision of religious life and human nature.

Discusses the pagan and Christian elements interwoven in the Temple of Isis episode within the Book Five of the 'Faerie Queene,' by Edmund Spenser. Definition of Spenser's term morrow Mas; Meaning of the long hair of Spenser's priests of Isis; Symbolism of the Temple of Isis.

The article looks at the themes of heterogeneity and carnivalization in three stories from the book "El llano en llamas," by Mexican writer Juan Rulfo. Rulfo's stories are often associated with classical Greek myths and archetypal conflicts, and are said to contain elements of the Christian religion. According to the author, the story "Talpa" shows the carnivalization of Catholicism, "El día del derrumbe" shows the carnivalization of the power of the state, and "Luvina" shows the subversion of the hierarchies.

Studies the Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Exposition of love that awaits those in Aslan's world and in ours who die and are reborn; Demonstration of how Lewis wrote the books in the light of the Gospels.

Discusses the allusions to Christianity in the comedy `Twelfth Night,' by William Shakespeare. Characters' reference to the devil, heaven, and hell; Conforming to Elizabethan Anglicanism; Recognizing providence through tempests.

Describes how Christian community on earth lived in anticipation of eternal communion with God is the goal of all actions in the poem 'The Faerie Queene,' by Edmund Spenser. Evidence of Spenser's didacticism; How the verbal communication of God through the Bible and the creation of inspired poetry are joined together in the vision of the Red Cross Knight in the poem.

Discusses the contrasts between the first and second parts of John Bunyan's 1678 book 'The Pilgrim's Progress.' Bunyan's concern with the nature and importance of the Christian community in part two of the book; Bunyan's sense of the holy community; Dramatization of the fears and trials of the individual Christian; Key elements of the early image of the church.