The influences behind The Last Days of Disco

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   c. 10th-2nd century BCE

   Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Psalms)

   Anonymous

   Iron Age to Second Temple. Ancient Israel and Judah. Written in Hebrew.

   Scriptures of ancient Israel, including the creation and fall in Genesis and the Psalms.

   What it handed down

   To Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

   Direct source, well documented.

   While imprisoned, Pamela rewrites Psalm 137, 'By the rivers of Babylon', as a verse lament about her captivity. Her letters are steeped in scriptural language and Protestant self-examination.

   To Pensées (1670)

   Direct source, well documented.

   Whole sections of the Pensées treat Old Testament prophecy and the history of the Jews as evidence for Christianity. Pascal quotes Genesis, Psalms and the prophets throughout.

   To Paradise Lost

   Direct source, well documented.

   Milton's epic expands the first chapters of Genesis, the creation and fall of Adam and Eve, into twelve books. Biblical phrasing and episodes run through the whole poem.

   To Confessions

   Direct source, well documented.

   The Confessions are addressed to God largely in the words of the Psalms, which Augustine quotes on nearly every page. Book 9 describes his reading of Psalm 4 after his conversion.

   Where it came from

   This is one of the oldest surviving works in its tradition; the line ends here.

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