Ahasvérus
poem by Quinet
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Edgar Quinet's Ahasvérus is an epic prose poem published in 1833. It uses the legend of the Wandering Jew to symbolize humanity's progress through time. The legend of the Wandering Jew, first appearing in a 1602 German pamphlet, tells of a character doomed to wander the earth until the Second Coming for taunting Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion. Quinet's work contributed to his literary reputation and aligned with his developing liberal philosophy in France.123
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