http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2011/02/23/analects-of-the-core-87/ news, events, and commentary from the Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum Tue, 14 May 2013 22:49:14 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2011/02/23/analects-of-the-core-87/comment-page-1/#comment-23 jjmc Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:25:56 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/?p=769#comment-23 Considering Prometheus Unbound (among other things, but this specifically) it may be safe to say Shelley was commenting quite strongly on the diminishing value of omnipotent religious figures. Specifically, I would argue, he's here reducing the whole influence of Jesus to a slab of stone in the middle of an empty desert. Or, perhaps more relevantly, prophesying that this is the ultimate fate of the teachings (myth?) of Jesus, much in the same way as other prolific figures-- both divine and profane-- now long forgotten. Considering Prometheus Unbound (among other things, but this specifically) it may be safe to say Shelley was commenting quite strongly on the diminishing value of omnipotent religious figures. Specifically, I would argue, he’s here reducing the whole influence of Jesus to a slab of stone in the middle of an empty desert. Or, perhaps more relevantly, prophesying that this is the ultimate fate of the teachings (myth?) of Jesus, much in the same way as other prolific figures– both divine and profane– now long forgotten.

]]> http://blogs.bu.edu/core/2011/02/23/analects-of-the-core-87/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Erin McDonagh Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:46:12 +0000 http://blogs.bu.edu/core/?p=769#comment-22 Possible allusions in Ozymandias' use of the phrase "King of Kings"? Might Shelley be making a dual statement about the fleeting nature of human might and the emergence of new cultures and religions in his era that somewhat lessened the omnipresence of Christ? Possible allusions in Ozymandias’ use of the phrase “King of Kings”? Might Shelley be making a dual statement about the fleeting nature of human might and the emergence of new cultures and religions in his era that somewhat lessened the omnipresence of Christ?

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