Genesis of Fiction
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Genesis of Fiction
Modern Novelists as Biblical Interpreters
Wright, Terry R.
Taylor & Francis Ltd
04/2007
200
Dura
Inglês
9780754616689
15 a 20 dias
Considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the "Book of Genesis" which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in "Genesis", especially those noted by rabbinic midrash.
Contents: Preface; Introduction: Wrestling with the Book of Genesis; Adam, Eve and the serpent: Mark Twain; Cain and Abel: John Steinbeck; From the flood to Babel: Jeanette Winterson; The sacrifice of Isaac: Jenny Diski; Rachel and her sisters: Anita Diamant; Joseph and his brothers: Thomas Mann; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
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Considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the "Book of Genesis" which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in "Genesis", especially those noted by rabbinic midrash.
Contents: Preface; Introduction: Wrestling with the Book of Genesis; Adam, Eve and the serpent: Mark Twain; Cain and Abel: John Steinbeck; From the flood to Babel: Jeanette Winterson; The sacrifice of Isaac: Jenny Diski; Rachel and her sisters: Anita Diamant; Joseph and his brothers: Thomas Mann; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.
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