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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens when a human being stands at the edge of power-when prophecy, promise, and desire begin to speak louder than conscience In Macbeth and Adam, Mohammad Ishtiyaq Hossain offers a bold comparative reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth alongside the Qur'anic narrative of Adam. Both stories begin in honour, both confront seduction by persuasive voices, and both turn on the same human vulnerability: the longing for permanence-security, authority, immortality-without the burden of restraint.With literary precision and philosophical depth, this book traces how illusion distorts time, manufactures certainty, and converts ambition into addiction. It then draws the decisive contrast: Macbeth escalates into tyranny until meaning collapses into nihilism; Adam recognises exposure, turns toward repentance, and preserves the possibility of return.At once a study of tragedy and a meditation on guidance, Macbeth and Adam reveals why the human condition is not defined by falling, but by what follows.In this book you will explore: - How the witches and Iblis operate as literary architectures of temptation- Why illegitimate power produces fear, instability, and institutional collapse- How illusion 'warps time' by compressing deliberation and deferring consequence- The symbolic meaning of moral 'clothing,' exposure, and shame- A comparative account of tragedy (escalation) versus return (repentance)- The rich symbolism used in both stories and what legitimacy, humility, and the 'straight path' mean in both texts.…