lazarus

In modern culture:

Well-known as an established tale, Lazarus has appeared countless times in music, writing and art.

* Several bands have composed songs titled "Lazarus", including The Boo Radleys, Chimaira and Placebo.
* Lazarus is mentioned in several notable works of literature. A few prominent examples include Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr., Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the novels of Robert A. Heinlein, and Lady Lazarus, a poem written by Sylvia Plath.
* Lazarus is also referenced in other media, including the movie Casper, the computer game Diablo, the television series The X-Files ("Lazarus"), Doctor Who (The Lazarus Experiment), and the Batman comic books.

"It’s horrid to see you again
Now that you’re back from the dead
It’s horrid to see you again
So bored of being alive-lazarus"

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