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Volume : I, Issue : V, June - 2011

The Spiritual Struggle of John Osborne’s Martin Luther

V. Vijay Sarthi

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

Abstract :

John Osborne’s “Luther” is based on the historical reformer, yet the play remains characteristically Osborne’s. Martin is not an Antichrist but still he goes against the existing Christianity, the Church. What he denounces is not sincere Christianity but insincere Christianity, and those who are unchristian in their practice but never the less profess Christianity, as well as those who superficially seem Christian in their practice but whose motivations and state of mind are essentially unchristian. If Osborne’s Luther is blasphemous, he is angry at the queer and sick world into which the Gospels introduce us. Osborne’s prophetic indignation through Martin is against those who limp on both legs : He seems to question directly the decency of those respected statesmen in our society, who are anti – Christians out and out in their deeds, and still call themselves Christians today and attend, Communion. In such case, who then does Christianity negate? Osborne also opposes ‘faith’ as that which modern man glibly professes just because he goes to communion.

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V. Vijay Sarthi, (2011). The Spiritual Struggle of John Osborne’s Martin Luther. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. V, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/243.pdf

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  1. John Osborne Luther, (London, 1961), p.30.
  2. Luther, p.26.
  3. Luther, p.26.
  4. Luther, p.38.
  5. Luther, p.62
  6. Luther, p.72
  7. Luther, p.78
  8. Luther, p.85
  9. Luther, p.89

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