The Wandering Jew as Monster: John Blackburn’s <i>Devil Daddy</i> by Lisa Lampert-Weissig

“…This essay argues that a variation on the representation of the gothic Wandering Jew, which began with Coleridge’s <i>Rime of the Ancient Mariner</i>, further adapts the legend to make the Wanderer not a sign of redemption, but the monstrous cause of catastrophe not only for himself, but for those he encounters. …”
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