In Defense of Sin |
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| Editor:
| Portmann, John |
| Author:
| Portmann, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-23986-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Intriguing, illuminating, and occasionally unsettling, John Portmann gathers an on-target collection of great writers on transgressions large and small. Heres Swift on murder, Wilde on deceit, Freud on breaking the golden rule, Seneca on suicide, and moreone for each of the Ten Commandments.
Intriguing, illuminating, and occasionally unsettling, John Portmann gathers an on-target collection of great writers on transgressions large and small. Heres Swift on murder, Wilde on deceit, Freud on breaking the golden rule, Seneca on suicide, and moreone for each of the Ten Commandments.