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The world of biblical literature / Robert Alter

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [New York] : BasicBooks, [1992]Copyright date: ©1992Description: xii, 225 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0465092551
  • 9780465092550
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: World of biblical literature.DDC classification:
  • 809/.93522 20
LOC classification:
  • BS535 .A57 1991
Contents:
A peculiar literature -- Biblical imperatives and literary play -- The literary character of the Bible -- Narrative specification and the power of the literal -- Allusion and literary expression -- Literary criticism and the problem of commentary -- The quest for the author -- The medium of poetry -- Scripture and culture
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index

A peculiar literature -- Biblical imperatives and literary play -- The literary character of the Bible -- Narrative specification and the power of the literal -- Allusion and literary expression -- Literary criticism and the problem of commentary -- The quest for the author -- The medium of poetry -- Scripture and culture

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