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The revenant becomes a former lover and crime and punishment take the place of sin and retribution. [61] The theme of sin becomes notable once again in the Scottish "Demon Lover" tradition (notably Child D-G), which establishes that the former lover is the devil who "came to carry off the unfaithful girl to the hills of hell."
Demon (Russian: Демон) is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in several versions in the years 1829 to 1839. It is considered a masterpiece of European Romantic poetry . Lermontov began work on the poem when he was about 14 or 15 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but completed it only during his Caucasus exile. [ 3 ]
Charlotte Dacre (17? [Note 1] [1] – 7 November 1825), born Charlotte King, was a British Gothic novelist, and poet.[2] [3] Most references today are given as Charlotte Dacre, but she first wrote under the pseudonym "Rosa Matilda" and later adopted a second pseudonym to confuse her critics.
Demon Lover may refer to: The Daemon Lover, a medieval British ballad; The Daemon Lover, a short story by Shirley Jackson. "The Demon Lover", a 1945 short story by Elizabeth Bowen; My Demon Lover, a 1987 comedy horror film "Demon Lover", a 2010 short story by Cecelia Holland; Demonlover, a 2002 film by Olivier Assayas
The lover, often identified as a student, [1] [2] is lamenting the loss of his love, Lenore. Sitting on a bust of Pallas, the raven seems to further antagonize the protagonist with its repetition of the word "Nevermore". The poem makes use of folk, mythological, religious, and classical references.
The Demon now appears in reality, declares his love for her and begs her to love him in return. Tamara tries to resist her attraction to him but fails. The Demon kisses her in triumph. The Angel suddenly appears and shows her the ghost of Prince Sinodal. In horror, Tamara struggles out of the Demon's arms and falls dead.
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Heading on a honeymoon to Paris, Cairo, and then Ceylon, Crowley fell in love with Rose and worked to prove his affections. While on his honeymoon, he wrote her a series of love poems, published as Rosa Mundi and other Love Songs (1906), as well as authoring the religious satire Why Jesus Wept (1904). [50]