Search results
Behold the Man is a existentialist science fiction novel by British writer Michael Moorcock. It originally appeared as a novella in a 1966 issue of New Worlds magazine; later, Moorcock produced an expanded version that was first published in 1969 by Allison & Busby [1] (one of the first books published by the company). [2]
- Michael Moorcock
- 144
- 1969
- 1969; 54 years ago
Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1605. Ecce homo (/ ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ /, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈettʃe ˈomo], Classical Latin: [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː]; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before His crucifixion (John 19:5).
Behold the Man (1969) originally appeared as a novella in a 1966 issue of New Worlds; later, Moorcock produced an expanded version which is the one I read. The title derives from the Gospel of John, Chapter 19, Verse 5: "Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them Behold the Man."
- (7.6K)
- Paperback
Jan 1, 1976 · Behold the Man. Paperback – January 1, 1976. by Michael Moorcock (Author) 4.2 269 ratings. See all formats and editions. Nebula AwardWinner, 1967. Avon Equinox, 1976. Trade paperback. Moorcock's existentialist tale about Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in a time machine to 28 A.D., where he hopes to meet the historical ...
- (269)
- Michael Moorcock
Behold The Man. Michael Moorcock. Orion, Nov 8, 2018 - Fiction - 220 pages. Meet Karl Glogauer, time traveller and unlikely Messiah. When he finds himself in Palestine in the year 29AD he is shocked to meet the man known as Jesus Christ - a drooling idiot, hiding in the shadows of the carpenter's shop in Nazareth.
Sep 6, 2021 · Behold the man by Moorcock, Michael, 1939-Publication date 1987 Topics Science fiction, English Publisher New York : Carroll & Graf Collection
First published in 1969, Behold the Man broke through science fiction's genre boundaries to create a poignant reflection on faith, disillusion and self-sacrifice. This is the classic novel that established the career of perhaps contemporary science fiction’s most cerebral and innovative author. "Glogauer is as eloquent an ambivalent figure as ...
People also ask
Who wrote 'Behold the man'?
Where does the title 'Behold the man' come from?
What is Behold the man about?
When was Behold The Man published?
