This is a made-up syllabus for me to explore some themes connected to the figure of Lucifer & other ancient rebel archetypes like Prometheus & Icarus.
Also featured are other themes like: The Fall from Grace, Defiance against ones Creator, The Desire to Create, Faustian Bargains, Satanic Seduction & Existentialism.
This syllabus features books, plays, poems & operas; from ancient texts to contemporary interpretations.
1-6 The Classical Foundations
7-20 The Fall from Grace & Redemption
21-27 Lucifer, the rebelling Angel
27-32 Promethean Defiance & Creation
33-46 The Faustian Bargain & the Price
46-54 Satanic Seduction & Gothic Temptation
55-60 Modern Rebellion & Existential Crisis
61-67 Works that don't 100% fit the syllabus, but are distantly related
The Pictures are from left to right:
Satan descends upon Earth (Gustave Doré)
Prometheus Bound (Peter Paul Rubens)
The Lament for Icarus (Herbert James Draper)
