Project Gutenberg 2010-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 281 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts Produced by Michael Roe, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts" by Daniel Defoe is a historical account likely written in the early 18th century. The work explores the figure of the Devil, tracing his origins and actions from his fall from Heaven to his ongoing influence over mankind. Defoe presents this narrative in a manner that is both serious and satirical, suggesting a complex view of the Devil not just as a force of evil, but also as a subject capable of humor and folly. The opening of the book introduces the author's intent to explore the nature and history of the Devil, challenging preconceived notions that have been formed through cultural fears and religious interpretations. Defoe begins with a reflection on humanity's perception of the Devil, questioning the terror he instills in people's imaginations. He asserts that the real history of the Devil is both necessary and beneficial to understand in order to grasp the motives behind his actions throughout human history. Defoe suggests that although the Devil has been cast in a negative light, his antics can be seen in a more humorous context, setting the tone for a work that delves into serious themes while simultaneously challenging the common depictions of evil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31053/31053-h/images/front.jpg en Devil -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature 827133 827142 2024-09-13T08:08:20.810233 2023-09-13T12:46:52.884672 text/html text/html 845648 2010-01-23T09:04:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 352758 2010-01-23T09:04:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440321 2024-09-13T08:08:34.821190 application/epub+zip 448950 2024-09-13T08:08:23.795258 application/epub+zip 391242 2024-09-13T08:08:22.156270 application/epub+zip 868092 2024-09-13T08:08:42.191072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755817 2024-09-13T08:08:33.133186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625014 2022-09-14T09:48:14.190301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 741224 740997 2024-09-13T08:08:18.300265 2023-09-13T12:46:50.503670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 740916 2010-01-23T09:04:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 278175 2010-01-23T09:04:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 740923 2010-01-23T09:04:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278140 2010-01-23T09:04:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20965 2024-09-13T08:08:42.339069 application/rdf+xml 24448 2024-09-13T08:08:22.572335 image/jpeg 4759 2024-09-13T08:08:22.365332 image/jpeg 419804 2024-09-13T08:08:20.886188 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Johnson, Charles en.wikipedia