Alpha and Omega (Harrison book)

Alpha and Omega (1915) is a collection of essays, lectures, and letters written by Jane Ellen Harrison and published for Harrison during the outbreak of World War I.[1]

Contents

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Purpose

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In Alpha and Omega's preface, Harrison explains why she published such various topics, ranging from magic to post-Impressionism, in one work. She says, "Seen in the fierce glare of war, these theories -- academic in origin and interest -- ... seemed like faded photographs." (v-vi) World War I had brought a melancholy to Harrison's life because pacifist leanings, as admitted in the Epilogue, isolated her.

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  1. ^ Harrison, Jane Ellen (1915). Alpha and Omega. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd.
  • Harrison, Jane Ellen. Alpha and Omega. AMS Press: New York, 1973. (ISBN 0-404-56753-3)