Delbanco, Andrew "The Death of Satan"
Update: 1995-10-29
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Episode 787: Literary scholar Andrew Delbanco [NHC Fellow 1990-91, 2002-03] discusses his book,The Death of Satan: How Americans Have Lost the Sense of Evil. Delbanco explains the ways Americans have conceptualized and described evil in political, cultural, and literary terms from the 16th to the 20th centuries and concludes by discussing the future of the devil in American culture.
At this time of this interview, Delbanco was professor of literature at Columbia University. This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
At this time of this interview, Delbanco was professor of literature at Columbia University. This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
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