Sin and Seduction. Antichrist in Danish Literature, Opera, and Film
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Sin and Seduction. Antichrist in Danish Literature, Opera, and Film. / Wennerscheid, Sophie.
Aesthetics of Protestantism in Northern Europe: Exploring the Field Northern Europe. . ed. / Thomas Mohnike; Lena Rohrbach; Joachim Grage. Vol. 1 Turnhout : Brepols Publishers, 2022. p. 199-213.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sin and Seduction. Antichrist in Danish Literature, Opera, and Film
AU - Wennerscheid, Sophie
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The article examines the role of the figure of the Antichrist in Danish Protestant culture. More specifically it analyses the verse drama Antikrist (Antichrist) by the Danish pastor and writer P. E. Benzon, published in 1907, Rued Langgaard's opera Antikrist, composed between 1920 and 1930, and Lars von Trier’s movie Antichrist from 2009. The main aim of the analysis is, on the one hand, to clarify the way the Antichrist is connected with the concept of sin, and, on the other, to show to what extent this understanding of sin is associated with a specific aesthetic of seduction. The thesis, on which the analysis is based, is that the figure of the Antichrist is closely associated with Catholic imagery, because Catholicism, just like the Antichrist, is perceived as so visually diverse and powerful that it cannot be grasped rationally. And because it cannot be grasped rationally, it is both seductive and frightening
AB - The article examines the role of the figure of the Antichrist in Danish Protestant culture. More specifically it analyses the verse drama Antikrist (Antichrist) by the Danish pastor and writer P. E. Benzon, published in 1907, Rued Langgaard's opera Antikrist, composed between 1920 and 1930, and Lars von Trier’s movie Antichrist from 2009. The main aim of the analysis is, on the one hand, to clarify the way the Antichrist is connected with the concept of sin, and, on the other, to show to what extent this understanding of sin is associated with a specific aesthetic of seduction. The thesis, on which the analysis is based, is that the figure of the Antichrist is closely associated with Catholic imagery, because Catholicism, just like the Antichrist, is perceived as so visually diverse and powerful that it cannot be grasped rationally. And because it cannot be grasped rationally, it is both seductive and frightening
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Protestantism
KW - Catholicism
KW - Sin
KW - Opera
KW - film analysis
KW - Antichrist
U2 - 10.1484/M.APNE-EB.5.131422
DO - 10.1484/M.APNE-EB.5.131422
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9782503601601
VL - 1
SP - 199
EP - 213
BT - Aesthetics of Protestantism in Northern Europe
A2 - Mohnike, Thomas
A2 - Rohrbach, Lena
A2 - Grage, Joachim
PB - Brepols Publishers
CY - Turnhout
ER -
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