The Antichrist

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The Antichrist

work by Renan

Also known as: “L’Antéchrist”

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Ernest Renan
Later writings of Ernest Renan
…found expression in L’Antéchrist (1873; The Antichrist, 1896; vol. 4 of the Histoire des origines), with its satirical portrait of Nero and its apocalyptic atmosphere—replete with expectations of a cataclysmic consummation of history—assuredly the most impressive of his historical narratives. The “festival of the universe” provides a visionary end to…
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…found expression in L’Antéchrist (1873; The Antichrist, 1896; vol. 4 of the Histoire des origines), with its satirical portrait of Nero and its apocalyptic atmosphere—replete with expectations of a cataclysmic consummation of history—assuredly the most impressive of his historical narratives. The “festival of the universe” provides a visionary end to…
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