Project Gutenberg 2011-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Masson, David 1822 1907 The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's; With Other Essays The three devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's -- Shakespeare and Goethe -- Milton's youth -- Dryden and the literature of the Restoration -- Dean Swift -- How literature may illustrate history. E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's; With Other Essays" by David Masson is a collection of critical essays written in the late 19th century. The central theme of the opening essay revolves around the conceptions of evil as depicted by three influential figures—Luther, Milton, and Goethe—each representing the idea of evil in a distinct manner. The essay aims to analyze how these distinct portrayals reflect their respective beliefs and the cultural context of their times. At the start of the collection, the author introduces the idea of comparing the representations of the Devil by Martin Luther, John Milton, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, exploring how each figures' understanding of the Evil Principle is shaped by their personal experiences and literary contexts. Luther's view of the Devil is portrayed as a personal adversary rooted in his tumultuous faith journey, while Milton’s Satan is depicted as a grand literary character in his epic work, characterized by nobility and tragic flaws. In contrast, Goethe's Mephistopheles represents a modern, cynical perspective on evil, reflecting the complexities of human society and moral ambiguity. The opening portion sets up an analytical exploration to reveal the nuances of these three devils, emphasizing their cultural and existential significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Devil in literature PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 511477 2025-07-14T10:57:16.289985 text/html 522180 2011-03-01T10:45:29 text/html 289388 2025-07-14T10:57:26.002971 application/epub+zip 296965 2025-07-14T10:57:20.341985 application/epub+zip 267397 2025-07-14T10:57:18.646033 application/epub+zip 596924 2025-07-14T10:57:29.866991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560680 2025-07-14T10:57:24.794963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422496 2022-09-16T08:57:09.723468 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475066 2025-07-14T10:57:15.689022 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474631 2011-03-01T10:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 474655 2011-03-01T10:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21488 2025-07-14T10:57:29.999932 application/rdf+xml 23640 2025-07-14T10:57:19.155970 image/jpeg 4452 2025-07-14T10:57:18.901970 image/jpeg 180386 2011-03-01T10:41:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 190372 2011-03-01T10:47:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 180292 2011-03-01T10:41:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 283091 2025-07-14T10:57:16.328989 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia