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The Biblical Intertext in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (Or, Saul and David in Eighteenth-Century Vienna...

The Biblical Intertext in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (Or, Saul and David in Eighteenth-Century Vienna...

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The Biblical Intertext in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (Or, Saul and David in Eighteenth-Century Vienna)

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The Biblical Intertext in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (Or, Saul and David in Eighteenth-Century Vienna)

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Kalamazoo: Comparative Drama, Department of English, Western Michigan University

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Comparative drama, 2010-03, Vol.44 (1), p.45-62

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Kalamazoo: Comparative Drama, Department of English, Western Michigan University

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4 Others have noted that Salieri's questioning of the nature of cosmic justice and his constant appeal to God place him in the Jobian tradition of man arguing with God and challenging him about his erratic ways of governing the world.5 Salieri has also been viewed as a Cain-like figure, murderously resentful of Amadeus, whom he regards as undeserve...

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The Biblical Intertext in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (Or, Saul and David in Eighteenth-Century Vienna)

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_753488650

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_753488650

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0010-4078,1936-1637

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1936-1637

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10.1353/cdr.0.0092

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