What are the best portrayals of the devil in literature?
OP's pic related
Goethe's Faust (the first one at least) is of course one of the best versions
The "devil" in Grande Sertão Veredas is also great, but is totaly different approach
Milton
>inb4 bible
biblical devil is a snoozefest
Paradise Lost and Brothers Karamazov
>>8065997
>>8066031
>>8066053
>>8066063
>>8065997
Honestly, none of these are even that frightening and sinister enough; sure, Marlowe, Goethe, Twain, Bulgakov, Milton, etc., were great authors,
but just because their works were good doesn't mean the versions of the devils they created were that great; in fact, I find them all bland compared to the most masterly portrayal of them all in recent modern fiction: Philip K. Dick's Palmer Eldritch.
Devil from bible was a communist.
>>8066031
I swear you are the only other person on this board who I've seen talk about Grande Sertao Veredas. It's a masterpiece that goes totally unrecognized here
>>8066801
>Hey Jesus how about instead of spreading a message of a communion of man and disavowal of wealth you become a rich despotic ruler
In the Old Testament maybe you'd have something to work with
Mr. Dark in RB book Something wicked this way comes, was an OK interpretation of a devil-like shitstain.
bumpity
>>8065997
>eyes are wrong
Fuck Everything
The Brothers Karamazov
Master and Margarita
>>8066063
Seconding Brother's Karamazov. Unforgettable chapter.
The Friar's Tale at the Canterbury Tales.
>>8065997
>No Dr. Faustus
Mephistopheles is the most relatable demon in literature. You can just feel his wretched sadness when he describes Hell, not as a pit of suffering, but a glimpse of heaven and then a cell of earth.
>>8069359
You're making me want to read, but I got kicked out of my library for sexual conduct with my grill.
The Tall Man, The Walkin Dude, The Dark Man. Randall Flagg,
Judge Holden first comes to mind, he was a pretty genius representation
>>8066648
>frightening
The devil is supposed to tempt you to evil, you mong, not be the end of level boss.
>>8069414
The judge (war) was described as God, anon.
>>8069378
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/779
Don't act like classical literature is less entertaining than this bullshit
Honestly, the Torah.
Satan being "The adversary" who is still under Yaweh's command but whose job it is to tempt and test mankind is both more sensical and frightening than the "Nasty edgelord" portrayal.
>>8069378
Same, almost got charged withstatutoryby a dumb cop that doesn't know the law.
>>8065997
The Devil?
Lucifer? Satan?
Which one?
>>8065997
As pertaining to one aspect of God, Lucifer is the purest emanation of "The Devil" under that context. If you are referring to the Devil, in regards to Satan, then there is no better literary analogy than the Bible to date.
>>8069538
He said the devil, if I'm reading it correctly.
>>8069567
Right and it's impossible to detect the context he means, everyone usually has their own understanding of what the "devil" is and unless you specify the actual literary character of which you ask about, its impossible for me to answer certainly.
Lucifer is alliteration to Man (God) without the holy spirt (Applied logic) essentially a computer, a ardent sociopathic perfectionist.
Satan is simply man without God, (without logic whatsoever) the culmination of the "beast" within man, or that which cannot percieve logic and its' application to begin with. Two completely different things.
>>8069581
So OP, what do you mean when you say "the Devil" unless you weren't referring to the Biblical Devil.
>>8069581
I think at this point, we're not interested by you.
>>8069599
I wouldn't say it has anything to do with emotion, more just showing off.
>>8069598
Yoda, you speaketh like.
>>8069603
>Showing off is un-emotionally gratifying.
>>8069605
>a
what? More or less just having a conversation. I am interested in this because i am generally interested in what OP is understanding about this "illusive" Devil he speaks of.
>>8069606
Are you autistic? I ask only because that of course would be emotionally gratifying to know the answer.
>>8069615
My interest is still piqued, so which is it OP, which alliteration do you define the Devil too, these annoying bird catchers are boring.
>>8069612
I was just showing you a mirror.
>>8069622
And the point of that was?
>>8069621
How did you manage to make my coffee buzz wear off?
>>8069626
I don't know, perhaps you are easily affected by strange circumstances and suddenly become mentally hampered by one thing or another. Just a guess.
>>8069625
Yourself.
>>8069631
>implying not being overly affected by drugs is a problem
>>8069634
What? Your point...was me?
>>8069636
>bird catcher
>>8069637
Either my point was bad (you) or my point was good.
Either way, I win.
>>8069639
>forced meme
>>8069640
Are you high?
or are you autistic?
>>8069645
Why can't I be both?
>>8069644
I forgot how polluted this board was with arrogant Nihilism. Or perhaps just uncontrolled autism. Either way, OP, what version of the Devil do you subscribe to?
Black Phillip
>>8069650
>forgot
ginkgo biloba
>>8069650
I asked for different portrayals so any version will do, dummy.
>>8069666
I won't check your digits.
>>8069669
superstitious fool. The Boogy-woogy spooky wooky "devil" has controlled your mind. booga wooga.
>>8069677
>trying to be anonymously cute
Is it less shameful that way when it doesn't work?
>>8069683
Now I think you are the one who has panicked somewhere in their mind and is overthinking things.
>>8069677
10/10
>>8069686
>panicked
There's a better word for it ...
I had wished to gain the perspective of OP. But I keep getting interrupted by these broken minds, never the less, OP, I think the best version of Lucifer is Urizen, a character of William Blake. as to Satan, that is more complicated.
>>8069697
Thanks.
>>8069666
HES HERE
>>8069359
Came here to recommend this.
Even if you think the rest of the book is a bit too much of a tour de force, like Goethe's Wilhelm Meister or Joyce's Finnegans Wake, the Mephistopheles of Dr. Faustus is really good and funny, too.
His feet are light and nimble. He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.
>>8066648
>frightening
>sinister
>plebbit
