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Erinyes (ērĭn`ē-ēz): see Furies Furies or Erinyes , in Greek and Roman religion and mythology, three daughters of Mother Earth, conceived from the blood of Uranus, when Kronos castrated him.
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Erinyes
(the Furies) angry and avenging deities who pursue evil-doers. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 347]
See : Anger
Erinyes
(Furies) three sisters who tormented those guilty of blood crimes, driving them mad. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 320]
See : Madness
Erinyes (Furies)
three sisters who pursue those guilty of blood crimes and drive them mad. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 320]
See : Punishment
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The Kindly Ones By Jonathan Littell Translated by Charlotte Mandell McClelland & Stewart 2009, $29.
A hideous hero by Weisberg, Richard H. / Moment
The difficult balance in achieving such an ethical framework and to refrain from banality, melodrama, and even potentially Holocaust porn has most recently been exemplified in the controversy around the almost 1000-page long novel by the Jonathan Littell, written in French and published in French in 2006, Les Bienveillantes and translated to English as The Kindly Ones.
Introduction to new work in Holocaust studies by Vasvari, Louise O.; de Zepetnek, Steven Totosy / CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
So it should come as no surprise that the recent publication in Germany of Jonathan Littell's The Kindly Ones sparked an unprecedented blizzard of controversy.
German response to The Kindly Ones by Goldmann, A.J. / Moment
 
 
 
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